News
The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important
The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important
Finland’s approach to security could hold the secret to why they are so happy
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Top Stories
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Cost of living crisis
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Housing
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs
Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs
Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?
Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?
Our vendors
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
“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
Employment
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’
Older workers are turning to Botox and plastic surgery to keep their jobs: ‘What a depressing thought’
Social justice
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Activism
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
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?
Environment
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?
If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?
Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
