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Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee has raised concerns that 'unacceptably poor service levels could continue for some time' and disabled people 'risk being pushed into poverty by a department unresponsive to their needs'
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'
It's early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay
It's early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
A lot of men think they're funnier with alcohol. Here's the sobering reality
A lot of men think they're funnier with alcohol. Here's the sobering reality
Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'
The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have'
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have'
Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'
Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'
Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
New Year's resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
New Year's resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war
Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war
How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot
