Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I'm relying on food banks to survive
Sonia Gowland
Universal credit

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
child's drawing of smiling person
Free childcare

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'
Nitazenes

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
child with hand over eyes
Two-child benefit cap

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 Big Issue

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'
Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare in BBC1's Mr Loverman
Ariyon Bakare

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 working/ disability pay gap
Harriet Edwards

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'
Two people hugging outside Downing Street at a vigil. The Museum of Homelessness recorded 1,474 deaths - a 12% increase compared to 2022. Image: Lucinda MacPherson.
Homelessness

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'

DWP still 'considering' PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

DWP still 'considering' PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'
London's Elizabeth Line
Architecture

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'

UK's shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of 'just a few pounds' next year
chancellor rachel reeves
Inflation

UK's shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of 'just a few pounds' next year

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: 'I was a skeleton'
Angela Cater
Disability benefits

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: 'I was a skeleton'

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
build social housing to end the housing crisis
Housing crisis

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Homelessness

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'

Nearly half of Londoners don't realise how bad child poverty actually is: 'Deeply concerning'
child in london
Child poverty

Nearly half of Londoners don't realise how bad child poverty actually is: 'Deeply concerning'

Half of universal credit claimants don't know why DWP might stop their benefits
man with head in his hands
Universal credit

Half of universal credit claimants don't know why DWP might stop their benefits

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This benefits 'trap' is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
Silhouettes of three people
Homelessness

This benefits 'trap' is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP's own research finds
mother and baby looking worried at laptop
Universal credit

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP's own research finds

Carol Vorderman on voting Tory in 2010 – and regretting it: 'I hadn't got a clue what was coming'
Politics

Carol Vorderman on voting Tory in 2010 – and regretting it: 'I hadn't got a clue what was coming'

John McDonnell fears 'people will lose their lives' if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
john mcdonnell
Exclusive

John McDonnell fears 'people will lose their lives' if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget