He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Zack Polanski
Politics

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
a father and daughter washing hands
Homelessness

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents

'Cruel' housing benefit 'quirk' forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
Housing benefit

'Cruel' housing benefit 'quirk' forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

International students could be put in 'danger' by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
Sam Pordale with a fellow student campaigner. Image: Sam Pordale
Asylum seekers

International students could be put in 'danger' by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality
Asylum seekers

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Social Justice

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun
Parkrun runners
Asylum protests

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'
energy bills
fuel poverty

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP
Composite image of PIP recipient Ron Farrington and secretary of state for work and pensions Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Epping asylum hotel protesters
Asylum hotels

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling

A day inside the clogged-up asylum court at the heart of Starmer's plans to close migrant hotels
An illustration of a family waving paper at a locked door
Social Justice

A day inside the clogged-up asylum court at the heart of Starmer's plans to close migrant hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'
a tent on the street
Homelessness

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'

Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Welfare

Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people

Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people
Homelessness

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people

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BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

'I was homeless at 16': DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Homelessness

'I was homeless at 16': DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father