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Government must support renters in cost of living crisis, almost 30 organisations urge
Rental crisis

Government must support renters in cost of living crisis, almost 30 organisations urge

Council tax debt is spiralling across England as households struggle with cost of living crisis
Council tax

Council tax debt is spiralling across England as households struggle with cost of living crisis

How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world
Children playing on the playground at green-blue open space in Jakarta on 13 July 2023.
Climate justice

How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world

Homelessness in England reaches new heights amid cost of living crisis, government figures show
homelessness

Homelessness in England reaches new heights amid cost of living crisis, government figures show

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Josh Appignanesi meets a furry activist
Opinion

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
summer holidays illustration
Summer survival guide

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
jobcentre
Universal credit

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans

'I support The Big Issue and everything it stands for' Andy Burnham sells The Big Issue magazine in Manchester
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
News

'I support The Big Issue and everything it stands for' Andy Burnham sells The Big Issue magazine in Manchester

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
ADHD

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits

The 'Ulez election'? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems
uxbridge, ulez, by-election
ULEZ

The 'Ulez election'? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems

What is the Renters Reform Bill and how will it change things for renters?
Renters' Reform Bill
Renting

What is the Renters Reform Bill and how will it change things for renters?

'My manager was livid I was pregnant': Most mothers still face discrimination when pregnant at work
Gender inequality

'My manager was livid I was pregnant': Most mothers still face discrimination when pregnant at work

Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup
Homeless World Cup
Football

Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Strikes

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Panic attacks, pressure to 'ramp up numbers' and a 'bullying atmosphere': Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
dwp disability benefits
Disability benefits

Panic attacks, pressure to 'ramp up numbers' and a 'bullying atmosphere': Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
summer holiday childcare
Summer holidays

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham: 'Housing is a human right'
Interview

Andy Burnham: 'Housing is a human right'

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Campaigners want Renters Reform Bill to be debated in parliament as more renters face eviction
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill