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

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
News

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
Social Justice

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

StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
Housing

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
Activism

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

Fashion brand Belstaff donate Black Friday sales to The Big Issue
Angel Big Issue vendor Will Herbert pictured by fellow vendor Carlos Gonzalez Perez
News

Fashion brand Belstaff donate Black Friday sales to The Big Issue

Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers
Rural homelessness is on the rise. Image: Mendhak / Flickr
Housing

Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers

On Black Friday, a 'single day’s shopping spree can cause years of misery'
News

On Black Friday, a 'single day’s shopping spree can cause years of misery'

Legal challenge launched to stop ‘cruel’ deportation of rough sleepers
A rough sleeper in London
Housing

Legal challenge launched to stop ‘cruel’ deportation of rough sleepers

'The view of care as a low-skilled job is not only incorrect but harmful'
Rachel Flint with her carer Zipporah
Employment

'The view of care as a low-skilled job is not only incorrect but harmful'

Carers Rights Day: Unpaid carers 'save UK £530 million every day of pandemic'
Carers Rights Day helps direct unpaid carers to support. Image: Matthias Zomer / Pexels
News

Carers Rights Day: Unpaid carers 'save UK £530 million every day of pandemic'

Watch Maradona play a charity match in 'a potato field' for a sick child
News

Watch Maradona play a charity match in 'a potato field' for a sick child

What does the Spending Review mean for Britain’s poorest?
Employment

What does the Spending Review mean for Britain’s poorest?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Veteran who fought Covid and homelessness battles food poverty at Christmas
Cocoa fowler collecting food for his Food for Nought charity
Activism

Veteran who fought Covid and homelessness battles food poverty at Christmas

'Pitiful' Spending Review branded 'a missed opportunity' by charities
Rishi Sunak practices his Spending Review speech
Employment

'Pitiful' Spending Review branded 'a missed opportunity' by charities

Morrisons launches food bank donation appeal
Image: Morrisons
Activism

Morrisons launches food bank donation appeal

Charities urge Government to halt benefit sanctions during pandemic
News

Charities urge Government to halt benefit sanctions during pandemic

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