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Renters Reform Bill set to arrive next week, Michael Gove confirms
Michael Gove sits in a dark suit, light shirt, dark tie with his hands held out in front of him
RENTING

Renters Reform Bill set to arrive next week, Michael Gove confirms

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England
London Mayor Sadiq Khan
Housing criis

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise
Cost of Living

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise

Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden
Two red faced children and a man sit in a meadow in summer surrounded by long grass and wildflowers
Biodiversity

Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café
Social Justice

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café

Uber Eats and Bolt ranked UK's worst gig economy companies for working conditions
a man aproaches a restaurant counter with a paper bag saying
Workers' rights

Uber Eats and Bolt ranked UK's worst gig economy companies for working conditions

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’
rough sleepers in London
Rough sleeping

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness
London housing

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
River Pollution

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline
voter ID, local elections 2023
Politics

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline

'Anger' as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
trussell trust food banks
Cost of living crisis

'Anger' as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion's four-day 'The Big One' protest
Extinction Rebellion The Big One
Protest

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion's four-day 'The Big One' protest

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’
Tim Curry in Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show
LGBT+

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Find expert advice & real-life stories in the free Big Issue Talks Money magazine
Big Issue Talks Money

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Find expert advice & real-life stories in the free Big Issue Talks Money magazine

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Extinction Rebellion, The Big One
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
social housing tenants like Michael Savell are being overcharged for service charges
Social housing

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Illustration of a person bending bars
Criminal justice system

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year
homeless deaths
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters
Renting

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
universal credit
Cost of living crisis

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live

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