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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

Sociability app founder Matt Pierri is on a mission to make the lives of disabled people easier and the world more accessible with the help of Big Issue Invest
'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'
Wheelchair user Kamran Mallick was trapped in a flood
Flooding

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
a number of players from the Street Child World Cup lying down with their feet in the air
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'
Social Justice

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'

Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what's going on at home’
Changemakers

Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what's going on at home’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
rubbish lines the streets in Birmingham with graffiti saying 'remember the poor' on a wall
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
a person sleeping rough in a doorway
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis
Eastbourne councillor Peter Diplock outside The Salvation Army
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'
Protests outside Rockstar Games' parent company Take Two Interactive's London headquarters
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
apprentices at PfP Thrive
Housing

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say
school children at desks
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'
Harbour Project resident Darren Rowe
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
someone stroking moflin
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Ferndale Rise in Cambridge before and after renovation
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
A person stepping onto weighing scales
Health

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness: 'I felt like a burden'
An illustration of a house cut out of a background
Homelessness

This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness: 'I felt like a burden'

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Exodus Eyob who died after falling from a seventh-floor flat
Housing

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Darren McGarvey
Health inequalities

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on
Recovering addict Sarah took part in a personalised budgets trial
Homelessness

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
Good Place Lettings boss Ben Rayner
RENTING

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness