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Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
Renting

Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral

Businesses need to support people back to work, says Big Issue Recruit
Big Issue Recruit is working with people facing barriers to employment into work.
Recruitment

Businesses need to support people back to work, says Big Issue Recruit

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
legacy benefits
Legacy benefits

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments

Rising unemployment spurs calls for more support for jobseekers
Unemployment

Rising unemployment spurs calls for more support for jobseekers

'We're all Tory MPs now': Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video
Music

'We're all Tory MPs now': Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law
Signs that read
Protest

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating '20-minute neighbourhoods' in net zero push
Victoria Street, Edinburgh with cars parked along each side
Pollution

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating '20-minute neighbourhoods' in net zero push

'Scandalous': Charity that delivers essential supplies to older people faces closure after funding blow
Social Justice

'Scandalous': Charity that delivers essential supplies to older people faces closure after funding blow

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
Tim Campbell MBE in front of the City of London skyline
entrepreneur

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
Homes for Good, Glasgow housing
Housing

There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can't afford to top up their meter
prepayment meters/ cold dark home
Cost of living crisis

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can't afford to top up their meter

What happened to the government's energy efficiency help for renters?
Housing

What happened to the government's energy efficiency help for renters?

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites
Homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites

Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis
Cafe Van Gogh
Small businesses

Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis

‘What is the government waiting for’? MPs call for ‘national war effort’ to reduce bills and emissions
smart meter in home during energy crisis
Energy Crisis

‘What is the government waiting for’? MPs call for ‘national war effort’ to reduce bills and emissions

The cost of living crisis is hitting everyone's incomes... except the richest
rich/ cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

The cost of living crisis is hitting everyone's incomes... except the richest

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is making a bid for Eurovision
John Lydon fronting Public Image Ltd
punk

Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is making a bid for Eurovision

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes: 'Everyone was off their heads and it was a bit insane'
Supergrass
Britpop

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes: 'Everyone was off their heads and it was a bit insane'

Renting is up and home ownership down since 2011, according to latest Census data 
How many empty homes are there in the UK? The Big Issue investigates. Image credit: Estate Agent Networking / Pixabay
Renting

Renting is up and home ownership down since 2011, according to latest Census data 

Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak's new laws that 'completely undermine the purpose of striking'
Rishi Sunak stands with his hands in front of him while giving a speech
Strikes

Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak's new laws that 'completely undermine the purpose of striking'