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Ex-vendor Rae McKinlay recounts how The Big Issue changed her life
Ex-vendor Rae McKinlay recounts how The Big Issue changed her life
The DWP’s Universal Credit ads have been ruled as “misleading”
The DWP’s Universal Credit ads have been ruled as “misleading”
The average foodbank-using family is living on just £50 a week
The average foodbank-using family is living on just £50 a week
The Big Issue responds to the 'broken promises' on starter homes
The Big Issue responds to the 'broken promises' on starter homes
Private renters who need a social home are skipping meals to get by
Private renters who need a social home are skipping meals to get by
The end of the benefits freeze is not an “income boost”
The end of the benefits freeze is not an “income boost”
A Glasgow Nando's restaurant will open to rough sleepers on Christmas Day
A Glasgow Nando's restaurant will open to rough sleepers on Christmas Day
'We live our lives in a way that impoverishes the natural world'
'We live our lives in a way that impoverishes the natural world'
We need you! Nominate your Changemakers for our 2020 list
We need you! Nominate your Changemakers for our 2020 list
London’s CHAIN rough sleeping figures show “a crisis on our streets”
London’s CHAIN rough sleeping figures show “a crisis on our streets”
Changemakers: Unlocking the potential of young offenders
Changemakers: Unlocking the potential of young offenders
Three million households are struggling to keep up with water payments
Three million households are struggling to keep up with water payments
Bristol makes moves to be first UK city to ban diesel cars
Bristol makes moves to be first UK city to ban diesel cars
Fact/Fiction: Does working long hours make you more likely to go bald?
Fact/Fiction: Does working long hours make you more likely to go bald?
M&S takes Emma Willis to surprise Shelter helpline team at work
M&S takes Emma Willis to surprise Shelter helpline team at work
Nottingham Forest gave 3,000 pies to homeless people after match postponement
