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'Next government must fix our broken rental system': Political leaders told to stand up for renters
renters are demanding the next government protects them from poverty
RENTING

'Next government must fix our broken rental system': Political leaders told to stand up for renters

'It's abhorrent they're still allowed': Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past
A young woman cleaning a table in a cafe
General election 2024

'It's abhorrent they're still allowed': Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past

'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
child pvoerty/ dennis and hanna
General election 2024

'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
emilia clarke
Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury

Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
Keir Starmer announces Freedom to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme
General election 2024

Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
Vagrancy Act continues to punish rough sleepers
Rough sleeping

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021

'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
Renters Jules Zakolska and her partner are facing a no-fault eviction in Lambeth
Renting

'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
universal credit/ debtor
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'

Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Paul Weller and Johnny Harris
Politics

Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address

Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Camden rough sleeping incident
Homelessness

Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
period/ homelessness
Homelessness

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
pensioner
General election 2024

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters

TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
Renters from Acorn union occupied TSB branches to force a climbdown on buy-to-let mortgages
Renting

TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Benedict Cumberbatch in Netflix series Eric with his monster pal
Film

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars

'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Liam Fox
Politics

'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin
TV

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Homelessness

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'

Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
energy bills
Energy bills

Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices

Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Trussell Trust food banks
General election 2024

Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election

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