Children

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

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the Christmas holidays, as families face tighter budgets in the school break
How the CBeebies Christmas panto became like Oasis for six-year-olds
TV

How the CBeebies Christmas panto became like Oasis for six-year-olds

From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
Little boy puts a decoration on a Christmas tree
Christmas

From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes

'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Big Issue Invest

'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 
Fitness

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: 'Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other's humanity'
Suzi Ruffell at the Spread a Smile Comedy evening at the Comedy Store in 2025. Image: Suzan Angela Moore
Christmas

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: 'Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other's humanity'

Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person 'something meaningful to do'
Young people

Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person 'something meaningful to do'

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown
Child poverty

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
child in waterproof jacket
Child poverty strategy

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets

We're Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown
Christmas

We're Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin and her sons Sam and Ben.
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards and her son
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
clare bowen
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'
Drawings by child in Gaza who attended Save the Children's child friendly space for mental health and psychosocial support and educational activities.
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
map of united kingdom and ireland
Child poverty

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

'I'd be stuck without it': Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
Family hubs

'I'd be stuck without it': Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief
Brett, Hannah and their daughter Summer.
Grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
dania and hayat
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Parents holding a child's hand
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Children in a camp for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
Helen Pattinson

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
three children/ two-child benefit cap
Benefits

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'
the shadow of a young girl
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'