Social Justice
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here's why it would push up poverty
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here's why it would push up poverty
The Labour government has made no suggestion that it plans to cut PIP, but there are still no guarantees. As it faces a fresh call to means-test the disability benefit, charities warn the government that it must provide people with certainty
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: 'Big kudos for everything you do'
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: 'Big kudos for everything you do'
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price's life as magazine turns 35: 'Without them, I’d be dead’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price's life as magazine turns 35: 'Without them, I’d be dead’
Timms Review recommends changes to 'dehumanising' PIP assessment process
Timms Review recommends changes to 'dehumanising' PIP assessment process
I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'
'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'
'I've done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform'
'I've done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform'
'I'm a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted'
'I'm a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted'
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn
Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: 'Will I ever be on stage again?'
