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'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
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Homelessness

'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'

A domestic violence survivor worried she would have to give her baby up for adoption when she was plunged into homelessness. A baby bank was a lifeline
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Brighton and Hove
Housing

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
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Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Cost of living

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
London renter Pete Ely pictured outside
Renting

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Politics

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
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Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'
22-year-old Big Issue vendor Paula Langa. Image: Exposure Photo Agency
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall.
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'
a gas meter
Cost of living

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
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Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell
Grenfell

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees

'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Monica Galetti is the new executive chef of 130 Primrose.
Food

'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness

DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
dwp
Access to Work

DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
Woman with baby on computer
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'

What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
baby in supermarket trolley
Cost of living

What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Gambling

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system

Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Asylum seekers risked being left
asylum

Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Exclusive

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
an aerial shot of London
Housing

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London