Social Justice

'A child's life can be made easier by money arriving when it should'
a child at a food shop
Baroness Maeve Sherlock

'A child's life can be made easier by money arriving when it should'

Baroness Maeve Sherlock, a minister in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), writes about what the government plans to do to ensure child maintenance works for families across the UK
'I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered'
PIP claimant Jake
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

'I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered'

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a 'moral scar' on Britain. How do we end it?
Lisburn Foodbank in Northern Ireland. Image: Trussell/ Robert Stothard
Sabine Goodwin

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a 'moral scar' on Britain. How do we end it?

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 
Heather Buckingham

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Unpaid carers

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?
A man looking at a phone
Opinion

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?

What are data centres? And do we even need them?
Campaigners holding a banner reading 'Save Brick Lane'
Technology

What are data centres? And do we even need them?

'I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?'
DWP minister Stephen Timms
Letters

'I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?'

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?
London Big Issue vendor Simon Denis
Editorial

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Aid worker Anwar looks out at the ruins of Gaza
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 
a montage showing 35 years of the Big Issue
Big Issue 35

How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
a hand holding a bill with past due stamped on it
Vikki Brownridge

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here's why it would push up poverty
Andy Burnham
Disability benefits

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here's why it would push up poverty

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: 'Big kudos for everything you do'
Bryan Adams
Big Issue 35

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 35

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
an elderly person looking out
Energy bills

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
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Steven MacKenzie

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
Social Justice

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'
Actor and activist Fehinti Balogun
Theatre

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
Dave Healey with his daughter Sarah, who collapsed and died at her father-in-law's funeral
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
child eating meal at school
Free school meals

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Andy Burnham as he arrived at 10 Downing Street.
Cost of living

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’
Robin Price
our vendors

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
stephen timms
Disability benefits

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
Getting Clean's Chris Sylvester in the shower
Rehabilitation

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction