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Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
'It should incense us all': Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
'It should incense us all': Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
'Where will it stop?': DWP to get 'direct access to bank accounts' in benefit fraud crackdown
'Where will it stop?': DWP to get 'direct access to bank accounts' in benefit fraud crackdown
'Disturbing' disability benefit reforms in Labour's budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
'Disturbing' disability benefit reforms in Labour's budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour's budget impacts benefits
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour's budget impacts benefits
'This will be costly': Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
'This will be costly': Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would 'benefit whole of society', study finds
Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would 'benefit whole of society', study finds
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
'We're the forgotten ones': Labour budget must not ignore 'broken' social care system, families say
'We're the forgotten ones': Labour budget must not ignore 'broken' social care system, families say
'We're stepping in to help kids eat': Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
'We're stepping in to help kids eat': Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I'm relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I'm relying on food banks to survive
Government is 'excluding' disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Government is 'excluding' disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: 'No one is talking about it'
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: 'No one is talking about it'
Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'
Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation
Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation
Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'
