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Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
Sharon Smith and daughter Tanzie.
SEND

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

Sharon Smith shares why she decided to fight to keep her daughter in mainstream education despite the challenges – and why any reforms to the system which do not support such a decision could harm children
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
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Renting

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

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
Flooding

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: 'It nearly killed us emotionally and financially'
Big Issue has spoken to a number of families with children with SEND who have struggled to navigate the system.
SEND

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: 'It nearly killed us emotionally and financially'

Challenging the stigma of social housing
A row of newly built brick homes in a social housing development, with parked cars in front and a town and green hillside visible in the background.
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Challenging the stigma of social housing

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate

Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Two children riding pink scooters along a paved path in a newly built housing development, with two adults walking behind them and modern brick homes and green spaces on either side.
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Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns
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Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are 'colonising' the UK. Here's the truth
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Immigration

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are 'colonising' the UK. Here's the truth

A new homelessness law in Wales is being called 'world-leading'. Here's why
a person rough sleeping under a blue blanket on the street
Homelessness

A new homelessness law in Wales is being called 'world-leading'. Here's why

Would a quarter of workers really be better off 'swapping wages for benefits'?
Benefits

Would a quarter of workers really be better off 'swapping wages for benefits'?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'
Protests outside Rockstar Games' parent company Take Two Interactive's London headquarters
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
apprentices at PfP Thrive
Housing

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Andy Burnham with Bee Network buses
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Justice

Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks