Money

Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won't cut it
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Money

Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won't cut it

Almost half of young people aged 18 to 34 say they would not use AI for any financial tasks – meaning there is a responsibility for trusted debt advice organisations to make help easy to find and approachable
Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Hands holding a piggy bank
Employment

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn
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Housing

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
Vikki Brownridge

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt

A future without worry, for generations to come
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A future without worry, for generations to come

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
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Energy Bills

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

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

'I'm a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted'
benefit claimant Kat Blackwood
Benefits

'I'm a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted'

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

Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn
Prime minister Andy Burnham meets a woman in a visit to Jewish Care in Golders Green
social care

Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn

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?

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
A person wearing a hi-vis jacket reading 'Basic Income March'
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

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

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

'At your sick child's bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially'
Michael Duffy, who is now a healthy five-year-old but had an aggressive form of childhood cancer.
Employment rights

'At your sick child's bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially'

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?

How Love Island links to a universal basic income
Frankie McNamara
Frankie McNamara

How Love Island links to a universal basic income

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'
Rebecca Gowland

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Gabriel Zucman
Gabriel Zucman

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line

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

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax
gary stevenson in the Big Issue office
Gary Stevenson

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
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Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
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Money

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
a person using money saving apps on a smartphone and a laptop to assess their financial health
Money

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next