Cost of living crisis

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
child eating meal at school
Free school meals

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know

The government has expanded free school meals so more children will be eligible this school year. But too few families know that they might be able to get the vital support
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Andy Burnham as he arrived at 10 Downing Street.
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

What could be in chancellor John Healey's autumn budget and what could it mean for you?
Chancellor John Healey delivering a 'growth speech'. at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry.
Politics

What could be in chancellor John Healey's autumn budget and what could it mean for you?

British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
Disability benefits

British public don't back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
homelessness

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
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Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
A barista at work. Insecure work can be expensive for employees
insecure work

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
a person turning a thermostat on a radiator
Energy Bills

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform UK

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
wren hill
Youth unemployment

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here's how to get help
Woman using a credit card
Vikki Brownridge

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here's how to get help

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

Will Andy Burnham's £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Andy Burnham visits First Bus's Bath Depot.
Cost of living

Will Andy Burnham's £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?

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

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

Planning a summer of fun? Here's how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover
family in summer
Vikki Brownridge

Planning a summer of fun? Here's how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules are here. What do the changes mean for you?
a person using a credit card at a laptop
Money

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules are here. What do the changes mean for you?

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
Azuriah at an activity with his mum, Natalie
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action
Stock image of a homeless woman
Housing

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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