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Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Over 40 MP and MSPs have backed community union Acorn’s bid to prevent bailiffs being used to chase council tax debt
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Top Stories
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
Cost of living crisis
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Housing
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges
Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges
Our vendors
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Employment
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn
Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Social justice
Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’
Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating
Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating
Activism
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Environment
Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?
Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?
These people re-traced Charles Darwin’s voyage around the world. This is what they learned
These people re-traced Charles Darwin’s voyage around the world. This is what they learned
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
