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UK 'sleepwalking' into crisis as household debt skyrockets to £10bn
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UK 'sleepwalking' into crisis as household debt skyrockets to £10bn

Big Issue vendors laud ‘lifeline’ from interactive subscriptions map
Anthony Okuyedi
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Big Issue vendors laud ‘lifeline’ from interactive subscriptions map

Liverpool's Andy Robertson 'puts rivalries aside' to tackle food poverty
Andy Robertson credit Liverpool
Activism

Liverpool's Andy Robertson 'puts rivalries aside' to tackle food poverty

Stars join The Big Issue in raising awareness of vendor struggles in lockdown
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Stars join The Big Issue in raising awareness of vendor struggles in lockdown

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report
Fruit and vegetable of all colours pile high at a market stand
Environment

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report

Big Issue launches eBikes scheme to support people back into work
John Bird ShareBike Louise Haywood Schiefer
Environment

Big Issue launches eBikes scheme to support people back into work

Christopher Eccleston: ‘My gift this Christmas is a Big Issue subscription’
Christopher Eccleston by Johnny Ring
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Christopher Eccleston: ‘My gift this Christmas is a Big Issue subscription’

Rashford 'proud' as Government announces £400m for children and families
Rashford hero food poverty
Social Justice

Rashford 'proud' as Government announces £400m for children and families

Captain Tom: ‘We've got to look after one another, from beginning to end’
Captain Sir Tom Moore
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Captain Tom: ‘We've got to look after one another, from beginning to end’

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say
Environment

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade
housing crisis
Housing

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade

Renters’ lockdown protections will ‘only delay homelessness crisis’
Eviction letter Shutterstock
Housing

Renters’ lockdown protections will ‘only delay homelessness crisis’

Trump has been ‘disastrous’ for US homeless, say street papers
Real Change vendor
Housing

Trump has been ‘disastrous’ for US homeless, say street papers

Charities call for new eviction ban for second English lockdown
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
Housing

Charities call for new eviction ban for second English lockdown

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown

Your RORA idea: Could old computers breathe new life into communities?
Activism

Your RORA idea: Could old computers breathe new life into communities?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Covid-19 lockdown: ‘Bringing rough sleepers into hotels helps everybody’
Housing

Covid-19 lockdown: ‘Bringing rough sleepers into hotels helps everybody’

Big Issue vendors concerned about loss of Christmas income
News

Big Issue vendors concerned about loss of Christmas income

The Big Issue needs your help supporting vendors through the new lockdown
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The Big Issue needs your help supporting vendors through the new lockdown

This year's John Lewis Christmas ad will shine a light on food poverty
Activism

This year's John Lewis Christmas ad will shine a light on food poverty

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