financial and digital inclusion

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
single parent with child
Ruth Talbot

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?
Two people walking in a public space, their faces blurred with localised squares over their faces, facial recognition systems
Lou Gilmond

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income
Stock image of cash and coins
Zack Polanski

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income

Nearly a third of people feel too 'embarrassed' to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
paying bills
Jessica Taplin

Nearly a third of people feel too 'embarrassed' to seek support for their energy bills in the UK

'I have nothing they can take': Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people
a man with an empty wallet
Sarah Muirhead

'I have nothing they can take': Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'
pensioner with his head in his hands
Winter fuel payment

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'

Prices rise at highest rate in months: 'Families are still struggling with the cost of living'
Rachel Reeves
Inflation

Prices rise at highest rate in months: 'Families are still struggling with the cost of living'

Campaigners vow to ‘keep fighting’ for young people as Online Safety Act ‘fails to go far enough’
Stock photo of a teenage girl using a smartphone
Online safety

Campaigners vow to ‘keep fighting’ for young people as Online Safety Act ‘fails to go far enough’

Too many people wouldn't be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
Opinion

Too many people wouldn't be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it's brought bias and hunger
dwp
Iris Lim

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it's brought bias and hunger

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis
libraries credit robin byles
Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis

'I was really struggling': Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
Christmas

'I was really struggling': Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

'Nobody should be alone': Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here's a great way to change that
Christmas

'Nobody should be alone': Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here's a great way to change that

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'
Artificial Intelligence

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating
a woman sitting in a bed wrapped in a duvet
Energy bills

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Artificial Intelligence

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'
Row of banking buildings in Canary Wharf, London
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
a birds-eye view of someone sitting cross legged on a bed looking at bills // apply for a budgeting loan
benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know