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Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate

Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate
A highly charged Big Debate rounded out Big Issue’s community roadshow in Cardiff with an expert panel taking on the big issues affecting Wales today and in the years ahead
‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds

‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?
Top Stories
The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
We’re on the streets in Cardiff for our Big Community Roadshow. Come tell us your big issues
We’re on the streets in Cardiff for our Big Community Roadshow. Come tell us your big issues
Cost of living crisis
Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’

Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’
Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Housing
Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?
Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Our vendors
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’

Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Employment
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm

Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’

Skins star on how OnlyFans changed her life: ‘I was earning a living wage for the first time’
Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership

Unions are getting ‘more powerful’ as young, LGBTQ+ and disabled people eye up membership
Social justice
‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds

‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
Bill Gates is giving away his £150bn fortune – and we think we know how to spend it

Bill Gates is giving away his £150bn fortune – and we think we know how to spend it
Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’

Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’
Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Activism
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’

Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on

‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on
Environment
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm

Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’

It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
