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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
A national rollout of Housing First could deliver big savings for the Treasury and reduce rough sleeping, new analysis from the Social Market Foundation think tank has found
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Top Stories
Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’
Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’
What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Meet our vendors
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Martin McKenzie, Waitrose, Bressenden Place, Victoria, London
Vendor news
“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
Opinion
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
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Culture
Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’
Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’
Fatso’s name has been spotted all over the country. But is it art? He’s not sure, but he’s having a great time adding a bit of colour to our culture
Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Letter To My Younger Self
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Most popular
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Big Issue Invest names Holger Westphely as new Managing Director
