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How scrapping the two-child benefit cap could stop divorcing families sliding into poverty
kate daly
Kate Daly

How scrapping the two-child benefit cap could stop divorcing families sliding into poverty

An end to the two-child limit could mean that unhappy couples are finally able to afford a divorce, writes relationship counsellor and leading divorce expert Kate Daley
I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely

Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Andrew Gardiner

Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

'Benefits Street' is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
Joseph Howes

'Benefits Street' is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK

Why it's time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
Paul McNamee

Why it's time for heated conversations on the cost of energy

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I wore a burqa for a decade. The real danger to Muslim women isn't the veil – it's the politics
Hameeda Khan
Hameeda Khan

I wore a burqa for a decade. The real danger to Muslim women isn't the veil – it's the politics

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse
A woman holding her face in her hands
Rachael Clegg

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there's hope too
Two hands holding together
Briony Hudson

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there's hope too

Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go
rachel reeves
Vikki Brownridge

Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Robin Ince

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin and her sons Sam and Ben.
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

We can save disabled people's lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry
Georgia Bondy

We can save disabled people's lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry

UK wants to seize asylum seekers' possessions to pay for support. It's an old British tradition
A group of Ukrainian refugees walking with their belongings.
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers' possessions to pay for support. It's an old British tradition

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
John Bird

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: 'I'm fighting international aid cuts crushing children's dreams'
British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali in front of a pile of broken, discarded desks in Dadaab refugee camp.
Ramla Ali

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: 'I'm fighting international aid cuts crushing children's dreams'

Scotland's social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Caroline Cawley is a co-production partner at Turn2Us.
Caroline Cawley

Scotland's social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices
a builder in a yellow hard hat
Josh Nicholson

Why Rachel Reeves should give builders a tax cut to employ the next generation of apprentices

How people's love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
Sir Nick Partridge

How people's love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Paul McNamee

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won't end homelessness
a person dressed in a hoodie holding out their palm
Lisa Doyle

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won't end homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Sam Delaney

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

Africa's first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Keir Starmer arrives in South Africa ahead of the G20 summit.
Attiya Waris

Africa's first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Lisa Harker

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult