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Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice

Monika, from Preston, has backed The Big Issue’s End Housing Insecurity Now campaign after struggling to find a place to live following a Section 21 notice earlier this year

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
Disability benefits

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims

The Big Issue has discovered how many millions the government is spending to “defend the indefensible” and fight people who are appealing PIP, universal credit, DLA and ESA decisions

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’
Disability

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’

Gary Crutchley has been cleared for discharge but he is still living in a brain rehabilitation unit because there are no affordable, accessible homes for disabled people in his local area

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’
End Housing Insecurity Now

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Disability benefits

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’

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Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
Disability benefits

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
Barriers to work

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Homelessness

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Disability benefits

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?
TV

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?

‘I have cancer and I’m worried about heating this winter’: Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
Energy bills

‘I have cancer and I’m worried about heating this winter’: Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty

This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale
theatre and community

This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale

How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age
Environment

How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age

The ‘Ulez election’? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems
ULEZ

The ‘Ulez election’? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Disability benefits

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like? 
PIP assessments

What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like? 

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?
Urban art

Artists are taking over old supermarkets and derelict buildings. Can they escape artwashing?

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Food banks

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester 
Manchester International

Journey into a post-apocalyptic Manchester 

From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around
Rehabilitation

From prison cell to homeless, how a new law will give former convicts a better chance at turning their lives around

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Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
Learning disability week

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong

Refugee Week: This is what refugees in the UK want you to know
Refugee Week

Refugee Week: This is what refugees in the UK want you to know

Six years on from Grenfell: This is life in the shadow of the tower
Grenfell

Six years on from Grenfell: This is life in the shadow of the tower

Rocky Horror at 50: ‘A place for the marginalised’
another dimension

Rocky Horror at 50: ‘A place for the marginalised’