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Universal Credit rollout 'devastating' for disabled people, campaigners warn
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Universal Credit rollout 'devastating' for disabled people, campaigners warn

Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award
A resident and child enjoying the playground outside Cherry Tree View in Newcastle
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Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award

Big Issue founder calls on public to support Ride Out Recession Alliance
John Bird Future Generations
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Big Issue founder calls on public to support Ride Out Recession Alliance

200,000 households in England ‘will be homeless this Christmas’
Hidden homelessness sofa surfing
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200,000 households in England ‘will be homeless this Christmas’

Meet the woman using Christmas cards to fight pollution in the Thames
Flora Blathwayt is using Christmas cards to fight plastic pollution in the Thames.
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Meet the woman using Christmas cards to fight pollution in the Thames

'It’s good to be back in business' say Big Issue vendors in England
Big Issue vendors back on their pitches in England
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'It’s good to be back in business' say Big Issue vendors in England

Government urged not to compromise on food safety, environment after Brexit
Red and brown chickens in front of chicken wire
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Government urged not to compromise on food safety, environment after Brexit

We won't work with Home Office on 'cruel' deportation plans, councils warn
A homeless man sits on the floor of a trin station, wrapped in blankets with a cup in front of them
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We won't work with Home Office on 'cruel' deportation plans, councils warn

Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
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Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners

Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas
Turkey and Christmas dinner on the left with
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Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas

‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness
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‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness

Tony's Story
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Tony's Story

If the pandemic ended right now, what would you do?
Three women hug in a field
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If the pandemic ended right now, what would you do?

O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas
Colette holds her new phone and smiles in front of a block of flats
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O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
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Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Employment

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
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StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home

Daniel Mays: Impact of Covid on Big Issue vendors inspired me to help
Big Issue Brand Ambassador Daniel Mays
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Daniel Mays: Impact of Covid on Big Issue vendors inspired me to help

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen
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Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
Social Justice

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

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