Cost of living crisis

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for 'change' in the Labour party. What does he want that change to look like?
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir Starmer
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

Higher defence spending won't make Britain safer while families live in poverty
two forces personnel on a Royal Navy boat
Shelley Hopkinson

Higher defence spending won't make Britain safer while families live in poverty

'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
benefits

'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'
Housing

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Going into debt doesn't mean you've failed. Here's how to get help
debt worries
Money

Going into debt doesn't mean you've failed. Here's how to get help

How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
a disability rights poster
Money

How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled

Super Furry Animals: 'We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It's harder now'
Music

Super Furry Animals: 'We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It's harder now'

The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for
a hand putting a key into another hand
Rachael Williamson

The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
renters protest in London with protesters holding placards
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'
Inside Wembley Stadium
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords
London Renters Union activists holding a placard which reads: 'High rents kill our communities', while protesting against sky-high rents in 2024
Renting

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later
Teenager on a laptop
Employment

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later

I'm a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn't enough
Thea Jaffe outside Number 10.
Thea Jaffe

I'm a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn't enough

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

People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse
A man looking at bills
Emily Whitford

People are struggling to afford bills more than ever – and the cost of living is only getting worse

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here's what it means for you
Martin Lewis
Money

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here's what it means for you

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: 'It's unacceptable'
Sanitary towels
Period poverty

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: 'It's unacceptable'

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness
Mercy Denedo, Liz Riley

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness

The US-Iran war creates a 'perfect storm' for the UK's food supply 'hitting the poorest hardest'
Image of a woman working at a food bank
Social Justice

The US-Iran war creates a 'perfect storm' for the UK's food supply 'hitting the poorest hardest'

Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs
Stock image of a homeless woman
homelessness

Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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?

Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here's what happens if you don't pay
a tap with water coming out of it illustrating rising water bills
water

Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here's what happens if you don't pay

Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here's how giving people free cash could save money instead
Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Professor Michael Sanders

Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here's how giving people free cash could save money instead

Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next
Stock image of a man walking out of an office with his belongings after being made redundant
Money

Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next