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Universal Credit U-turn as Amber Rudd announces a child benefit climb down
Universal Credit U-turn as Amber Rudd announces a child benefit climb down
London's ShowerBox will provide 'eco-showers' for homeless people
London's ShowerBox will provide 'eco-showers' for homeless people
Here's everything you can access with The Big Issue's exclusive AR edition
Here's everything you can access with The Big Issue's exclusive AR edition
MPs are calling for a food insecurity minister to fight child malnourishment
MPs are calling for a food insecurity minister to fight child malnourishment
Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year
Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year
Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report
Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report
Fact/Fiction: Are sensational weather stories blowing hot air?
Fact/Fiction: Are sensational weather stories blowing hot air?
Shelter says that 3.1 million homes are needed over the next 20 years
Shelter says that 3.1 million homes are needed over the next 20 years
'Listen to my voice': Our AR special is re-engaging readers with our vendors
'Listen to my voice': Our AR special is re-engaging readers with our vendors
Former vendor Patrick Lawson is dubbed the 'happiest London bus driver'
Former vendor Patrick Lawson is dubbed the 'happiest London bus driver'
#FreePeriods has launched a legal campaign to stop period poverty in schools
#FreePeriods has launched a legal campaign to stop period poverty in schools
'My name is Ann. I want to tell you how The Big Issue saved me'
'My name is Ann. I want to tell you how The Big Issue saved me'
Universal Credit’s next stage has been cut back to avert 'human catastrophe'
Universal Credit’s next stage has been cut back to avert 'human catastrophe'
The NHS’s long-term plan is focusing on prevention, just like The Big Issue
The NHS’s long-term plan is focusing on prevention, just like The Big Issue
Welcome to The Big Issue's Augmented Reality special
Welcome to The Big Issue's Augmented Reality special
Gloucester Council wants to charge 400 per cent council tax on empty homes
Gloucester Council wants to charge 400 per cent council tax on empty homes
Britain needs to look outwards to survive 2019, says Peter Frankopan
