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Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims
Gambling

Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
a child reading
Poverty

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son
General Election 2024

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'
Mohammed Azeem and support worker Caz
Disability rights

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Big Issue vendors, frontline staff and campaigners with placards calling for an end to poverty on Westminster Bridge.
General election 2024

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty

John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up
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John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
special needs, classroom, teacher
Special educational needs

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
Refugee Week ambassador Nico Ndlovu
Refugees

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
three children holding hands
Ruth Patrick and Tracey Jensen

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all

Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system
keir starmer
General election 2024

Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system

Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
Sunak, Davey, Swinney and Starmer
General election 2024

Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis

Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'
General election 2024

Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
Learning Disability Week 2024

Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
Sunak and Starmer debate
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about

Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
Four-day working week

Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it

Hollyoaks legend Emily Burnett: 'With the right people behind you, you can do anything'
Learning Disability Week 2024

Hollyoaks legend Emily Burnett: 'With the right people behind you, you can do anything'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase
money in wallet/ dwp benefits
Benefits

June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase

This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence
Learning disability week 2024

This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence

People with learning disabilities need to make their voices heard on election day
Ismail Kaji of Mencap
Learning Disability Week 2024

People with learning disabilities need to make their voices heard on election day

'Great pity' major parties are ignoring poverty in election, says Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell
General election 2024

'Great pity' major parties are ignoring poverty in election, says Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart