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Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19
Social Justice

Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19

Government must 'redesign housing system' as eviction ban lifts, say experts
Housing

Government must 'redesign housing system' as eviction ban lifts, say experts

'It’s laughable to think young people always have support networks'
Employment

'It’s laughable to think young people always have support networks'

New short-term lets plans could see landlords fined £50,000
Housing

New short-term lets plans could see landlords fined £50,000

Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty
Social Justice

Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty

Sadiq Khan calls for London rent freeze to prevent mass eviction
Housing

Sadiq Khan calls for London rent freeze to prevent mass eviction

Much-loved Covent Garden vendor Roderick Mackillop has died
Roderick Mackillop
News

Much-loved Covent Garden vendor Roderick Mackillop has died

Fact/Fiction: Do Freddos show that the minimum wage should be £18 per hour?
Fact/Fiction Miles Cole Freddos 1427
News

Fact/Fiction: Do Freddos show that the minimum wage should be £18 per hour?

Eviction ban protestors head to Parliament Square to stop 'tidal wave'
Homes for All
Housing

Eviction ban protestors head to Parliament Square to stop 'tidal wave'

Invisible Cities launch travel subscription box for kids
Housing

Invisible Cities launch travel subscription box for kids

Young people hit hardest as UK unemployment reaches two-year high
Employment

Young people hit hardest as UK unemployment reaches two-year high

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter
Social Justice

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter

How Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit breaks the cycle of crime
News

How Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit breaks the cycle of crime

Nesrine Malik: Political systems that oppress are doomed to fail
Politics

Nesrine Malik: Political systems that oppress are doomed to fail

Helen Lewis: ‘Let’s keep reserving the right to be difficult’
Activism

Helen Lewis: ‘Let’s keep reserving the right to be difficult’

Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN
Social Justice

Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Much-loved London vendor Eric Pelly has died
Eric Pelly
News

Much-loved London vendor Eric Pelly has died

The evictions ban will lift on September 20, housing secretary confirms
Robert Jenrick
Housing

The evictions ban will lift on September 20, housing secretary confirms

Jersey gives citizens £100 each to support local businesses
credit debt
News

Jersey gives citizens £100 each to support local businesses

RORA roundtable unites alliance to prevent homelessness and protect jobs
Employment

RORA roundtable unites alliance to prevent homelessness and protect jobs