financial and digital inclusion
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
Families and campaigners have told the Big Issue that the two-child limit on benefits 'punishes' children and leaves parents forced to make sacrifices
How trust could transform Britain's broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain's broken benefits system
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You's Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You's Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
Ofgem's plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it's not enough to solve the crisis
Ofgem's plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it's not enough to solve the crisis
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Digital ID scheme will be a 'passport' out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Digital ID scheme will be a 'passport' out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined
Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined
Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out
What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control
Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control
I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
I'm a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
I couldn't afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action
GambleAware is closing down. Here's why we decided to put our charity out of action
There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
There's a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem