Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Dan O’Sullivan, chair of the Dagenham Amateur Boxing Club.
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

Boxing clubs have long been doing the work once associated with the state. Can a new national study be the reason grassroots gyms stay alive?
‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
benefit claimant Kat Blackwood
Benefits

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
people on the Otley Run in Leeds
Health inequality

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?

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Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
social care

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn

Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Social Justice

Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Cost of living crisis

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31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Joanne Barker-Marsh
Guest Columnist

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Prime minister Andy Burnham meets with apprentices and graduates at Alstom Transport
benefits

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
A grocery shop
food

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

Advice & support

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Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
A person adjusting a heating control device
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
stephen timms
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

Facts and figures

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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
stephen timms
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?

Food banks

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Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Cost of living crisis
Baroness Ruth Lister

Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it

‘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?

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Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
people on the Otley Run in Leeds
Health inequality

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction
Current and former residents of Amy's Place
Social Justice

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction

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
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers