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I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Kego at a street football tournament with The Last Stand.
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

Kego played for Crystal Palace and in international teams with England players Jude Bellingham and other World Cup stars until his mother became ill. A street football tournament has kept his dreams alive
Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
A protester with a placard reading:
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
stephen timms
Disability benefits

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds

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Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Immigration

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
A protester with a placard reading:
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help
Finance

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax
Gary Stevenson

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax

Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
A man and a child play with an orange football on a beach, with houses in the background.
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Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive

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Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
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Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
energy bills
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
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Benefits

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
a man chops vegetables on a table behind an older man
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

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Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
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Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
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Benefits

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Child poverty

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?

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‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Dr Louisa Munch

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis
Mike Towers
Mike Towers

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?
Volunteering

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Children together writing on book
Cost of living

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’

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I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Kego at a street football tournament with The Last Stand.
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
People in wheelchairs at a post-Naidex social event organised by Sociability
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How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

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A performance from Big Issue Changemaker Heart n Soul
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band practice at Kingston Carers Network
Changemakers

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