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Labour government urged to fix 'broken benefits system' for disabled and vulnerable people
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Benefits

Labour government urged to fix 'broken benefits system' for disabled and vulnerable people

Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Keir Starmer
Poverty

Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
Shelter activists hold up banner targeting Keir Starmer which reads:
General election 2024

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’

Keir Starmer promises 'national reset' after landslide Labour general election win
New prime minister Keir Starmer
General Election

Keir Starmer promises 'national reset' after landslide Labour general election win

'DWP doesn't seem to care': Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike
jobcentre
Department for Work and Pensions

'DWP doesn't seem to care': Jobcentres close on election day as 1,500 security guards go on strike

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
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Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years

France's far-right National Rally is in reach of power. Here's why Britain must take note
France

France's far-right National Rally is in reach of power. Here's why Britain must take note

I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
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Chris

I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?

Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
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Childcare

Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'

Millions can't afford essentials like food. The next government must take action from day one
keir starmer campaigning ahead of general election
General election 2024

Millions can't afford essentials like food. The next government must take action from day one

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
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Poverty

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'
Mohammed Azeem and support worker Caz
Disability rights

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Big Issue vendors, frontline staff and campaigners with placards calling for an end to poverty on Westminster Bridge.
General election 2024

Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty

Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system
keir starmer
General election 2024

Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
Labour will ban no-fault evictions, confirms Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer
RENTING

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions

UK inflation falls to lowest level in almost three years – but cost of living crisis is far from over
Inflation
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation falls to lowest level in almost three years – but cost of living crisis is far from over

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
Privste renter Decoda Smith
RENTING

'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Craig McLundie benefitted from social prescribing, so could the NHS
Health

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around

World's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London
Home Kitchen restaurant is set to be staffed by homeless people in London
Homelessness

World's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London

'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
building social housing
Social housing

'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear

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