Life
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
The start of April sees a range of bills, taxes and benefits go up – but help is available to those struggling
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
Top Stories
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
‘It’s amazing that something that’s so focused on animals can make you feel so human’
‘It’s amazing that something that’s so focused on animals can make you feel so human’
Health
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Money
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
Ethical shopping
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
Food
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Young people turning to social media over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: ‘Social media is trumping doctors’
