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The benefits freeze will not be lifted in the Spring Statement, says Rudd
Amber Rudd
News

The benefits freeze will not be lifted in the Spring Statement, says Rudd

The final Dying Homeless count shows 796 people died in 18 months
A homeless man sits on the floor of a trin station, wrapped in blankets with a cup in front of them
Housing

The final Dying Homeless count shows 796 people died in 18 months

More than 3,000 places created in special free schools initiative
News

More than 3,000 places created in special free schools initiative

Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May's deal
News

Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May's deal

Fact/Fiction: Do parents spend more on World Book Day costumes than on books?
News

Fact/Fiction: Do parents spend more on World Book Day costumes than on books?

'60 Days On The Streets': Ed Stafford wants to humanise addiction
Ed Stafford
Housing

'60 Days On The Streets': Ed Stafford wants to humanise addiction

State schools losing out on music tuition as public school music lessons rise
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State schools losing out on music tuition as public school music lessons rise

Beam is teaming up with The Big Issue to change vendor lives
Activism

Beam is teaming up with The Big Issue to change vendor lives

UK companies 'don't know how' to fix gender pay gap
The Big Issue
News

UK companies 'don't know how' to fix gender pay gap

Universal Credit stress a major factor behind England's mental health crisis
Academics said racism in healthcare was driving down health levels in ethnic minorities
News

Universal Credit stress a major factor behind England's mental health crisis

St Mungo's builds strategy for homeless women on International Women's Day
woman city
Housing

St Mungo's builds strategy for homeless women on International Women's Day

Children as young as six 'link intelligence with being male'
children playing with toys
News

Children as young as six 'link intelligence with being male'

Questions for the UK chancellor as France prepares to tax Amazon
Macron
Politics

Questions for the UK chancellor as France prepares to tax Amazon

93-year-old Big Issue fan is knitting to keep dozens of homeless people warm
Emma knitting
Housing

93-year-old Big Issue fan is knitting to keep dozens of homeless people warm

Vendor City Guide: Melbourne, Australia
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Vendor City Guide: Melbourne, Australia

How Finland’s Housing First scheme can end street homelessness in the UK
Finland
Housing

How Finland’s Housing First scheme can end street homelessness in the UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
UK waterways polluted by microplastics, study finds
Environment

UK waterways polluted by microplastics, study finds

Young people need sense of belonging or we'll never solve knife crime crisis
News

Young people need sense of belonging or we'll never solve knife crime crisis

Get Digital Scotland will “open digital doors” for homeless people
Digital Inclusion Officer 1347
News

Get Digital Scotland will “open digital doors” for homeless people

Dundee is becoming the UK's first real living wage city
money
Social Justice

Dundee is becoming the UK's first real living wage city

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