Government introduces bill to double council tax on empty homes
Empty Homes
Housing

Government introduces bill to double council tax on empty homes

Big Issue vendor buys dream campervan after saving up months of sales
Graham Churchill camper van
News

Big Issue vendor buys dream campervan after saving up months of sales

Social Mobility Pledge will tackle “the biggest of our big issues”
Justin Greening
Activism

Social Mobility Pledge will tackle “the biggest of our big issues”

Stuart B's Story
News

Stuart B's Story

This competition could create homeless-friendly architecture of the future
London bench
News

This competition could create homeless-friendly architecture of the future

Refurbishing Nando's furniture is helping young people back into employment
The Employability Trust Nando's
Employment

Refurbishing Nando's furniture is helping young people back into employment

The Homelessness Reduction Act is a key step towards homelessness prevention
homeless
Housing

The Homelessness Reduction Act is a key step towards homelessness prevention

Applications are open for The Big Issue's 'Scale Up' social venture programme
Activism

Applications are open for The Big Issue's 'Scale Up' social venture programme

Young muslims say racial prejudice against them is rising in Britain
News

Young muslims say racial prejudice against them is rising in Britain

Scottish scrap wood is funding a Palestinian skate revolution
News

Scottish scrap wood is funding a Palestinian skate revolution

All you need to know about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook
News

All you need to know about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook

A fire has forced homeless charity House of St Barnabas to close
Housing

A fire has forced homeless charity House of St Barnabas to close

Michael Sheen is fighting high-cost lenders who target the country's poorest
Michael Sheen
Activism

Michael Sheen is fighting high-cost lenders who target the country's poorest

Under 30? You're getting poorer faster than any other generation
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
Social Justice

Under 30? You're getting poorer faster than any other generation

The government's housing minister can't explain the rise in rough sleepers
Housing

The government's housing minister can't explain the rise in rough sleepers

Homeless saved from 'certain death' during Beast from the East face eviction
homelessness and rough sleeping
Housing

Homeless saved from 'certain death' during Beast from the East face eviction

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
In pictures: Picket lines across the UK as university staff strike continues
Activism

In pictures: Picket lines across the UK as university staff strike continues

Rugby coaching is helping School of Hard Knocks tackle unemployment head-on
School of Hard Knocks rugby
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Rugby coaching is helping School of Hard Knocks tackle unemployment head-on

MPs and peers call on consumers for new ideas to battle rip-off energy bills
Social Justice

MPs and peers call on consumers for new ideas to battle rip-off energy bills

Meet the anti-Indiana Jones' returning stolen artefacts to their homes
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Meet the anti-Indiana Jones' returning stolen artefacts to their homes

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