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Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Emergency fund

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel 'economically insecure' far more likely to switch parties
Politics

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel 'economically insecure' far more likely to switch parties

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new'
Andy Burnham and Rachel Reeves at Manchester Victoria Station
Universal basic income

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new'

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
picture of money next to a clock representing dwp benefit payment dates
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Andrew Carter

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help
a sold sign outside a red-brick building
Housing

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help

'We can't keep up': Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
social care crisis sees care workers experiencing low pay
Social care

'We can't keep up': Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
To Let signs to attract renters
RENTING

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it

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

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn budget 2024
Autumn budget

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account

How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously
Student Life 2024

How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously

Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week's Big Issue
Student Life 2024

Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week's Big Issue

We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now
gambling
Zoe Osmond

We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here's how that money could've been used
A Modest Proposal

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here's how that money could've been used

Outcry after water companies say they can't fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: 'Insulting'
homeless heatwave
Water bills

Outcry after water companies say they can't fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: 'Insulting'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This is what happens if a university goes bust
Universities

This is what happens if a university goes bust

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Elderly couple happy
Pensions

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?
bank of england
Bank of England

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?

What does Britain's £20bn 'black hole' mean for you and your money? Experts explain
Rachel Reeves
Public finances

What does Britain's £20bn 'black hole' mean for you and your money? Experts explain