Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation
BillyChip
Homelessness

Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?
Sick pay

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
food banks babies
Cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis

Dog charities call for support following death of Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady
Dog charities

Dog charities call for support following death of Paul O'Grady

This seaside town has seen the highest rise in house prices over the last decade
hastings house prices
House prices

This seaside town has seen the highest rise in house prices over the last decade

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks
Paper Cup Coffee opened last year in Liverpool to give homeless people free food
Homelessness

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo's help?
An employee places a package into a distribution box at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment center in Kegworth, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.
recruitment

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo's help?

'Tied' visas are putting migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse
Migrant workers

'Tied' visas are putting migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse

Four out of five people getting loans from supermarket Iceland to cover food costs are women
Iceland Food Club
Food poverty

Four out of five people getting loans from supermarket Iceland to cover food costs are women

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol, sitting on a paddle board
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution

Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
sewage

Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says

Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
Installing insulation is a way to insulate homes and tackle climate change and rising energy bills
Climate crisis

Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?
electric car charging
Environment

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?

These south London homes are designed by the community and will always be affordable
london housing
Housing

These south London homes are designed by the community and will always be affordable

Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord
renters face eviction for complaining
RENTING

Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord

Minimum wage UK 2023: How does Britain compare to the rest of the world?
Bank notes of currencies from around the world
Minimum wage

Minimum wage UK 2023: How does Britain compare to the rest of the world?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for
cost of living

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for

Seed libraries are planting joy in our communities when so much else seems gloomy
seed libraries/ communities
Cost of living crisis

Seed libraries are planting joy in our communities when so much else seems gloomy

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
Free school meals/ universal credit
Free school meals

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says
Renewable energy

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says