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UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK producing renewable energy
Wind power

UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?
Modular housing blocks
Housing

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?

Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare
single mother/ universal credit
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?
disposable vape ban
Disposable vapes

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?
Illustration of buildings
Housing crisis

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?

Morocco earthquake: Emergency appeal launched by Big Issue partner Intrepid Foundation
Morocco Earthquake

Morocco earthquake: Emergency appeal launched by Big Issue partner Intrepid Foundation

How George Clooney 'transformed' Scottish charity Social Bite's fight against homelessness
Josh Littlejohn smiling as he greets George Clooney at Social Bite’s cafe on Rose Street
Homelessness

How George Clooney 'transformed' Scottish charity Social Bite's fight against homelessness

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 
Wages

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn 

Building social housing is one thing. Building communities takes a different vision
Illustration of colourful houses
Social housing

Building social housing is one thing. Building communities takes a different vision

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’
Renters have been campaigning against no-fault evictions to protect tenants from Section 21
End Housing Insecurity Now

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'
Braille on protest poster
Disability benefits

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland's top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland's top lawyer

How Prince William ended up buying lunch for Big Issue vendor Karl Burns: 'He was a lovely bloke'
Big Issue vendors

How Prince William ended up buying lunch for Big Issue vendor Karl Burns: 'He was a lovely bloke'

A better blueprint: tackling the housing crisis holistically
A house in the Millbank Lock development – newbuild, red brick family home.
Sponsored post

A better blueprint: tackling the housing crisis holistically

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
dwp protest
Disability benefits

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?

Arsenal 'starboy' Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up
Bukayo Saka in a white t-shirt, hands clasped together
Interview

Arsenal 'starboy' Bukayo Saka on playing football, beating trolls and offering a hand up

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'You need food to survive': London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Free school meals

'You need food to survive': London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy
Suella Braverman, refugees
Social Justice

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy

Considering a new job? Here's how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
It's never too late to change career. Photo Credit: Charlotte May
Retrain

Considering a new job? Here's how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Iceland Food Club
Cost of Living

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids

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