Opinion

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Housing

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?

The prime minister has given the country an ambition to believe in. Now we must give the people on the frontline the tools they need to achieve it, writes St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity’s Duncan Shrubsole
What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

'People with invisible disabilities shouldn't have to justify their need for PIP'
Letters

'People with invisible disabilities shouldn't have to justify their need for PIP'

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'
Dan Whyte

'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
A child's hands on a laptop
Elizabeth Anderson

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Charles Booth's 1889 colour-coded map of poverty in London
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

I was told I was 'too young' to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
Joanne Robinson
Joanne Robinson

I was told I was 'too young' to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'
Natalie Thomas
Natalie Thomas

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
John Bird

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening

Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment
Mat Fraser, Sophie L Morgan fronting C4 doc The Experiment
TV

Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment

'Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless'
Dr Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford's story of falling into homelessness resonated with readers
Letters

'Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless'

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it
a person spraying a creme on to their hands
Michael Gidney

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence'
disability benefits protest
China Mills

'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence'

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
a syringe
Dr Kamalroop Singh

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
Some donated cans at the end of a table
John Bird

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure

'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'
Andy Burnham
Letters

'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
Andy Burnham and the homelessness minister Florence Eshalomi
Isabella McRae

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
ohn Bird and Andy Burnham visit Independence Initiative
John Bird

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson

Ending rough sleeping isn't just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
Andy Burnham, pictured in a media interview at No 10, has promised to end rough sleeping
Letters

Ending rough sleeping isn't just about money – it takes everyone pulling together

The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
Prime minister Andy Burnham meets former rough sleepers at Independence Initiative alongside Lord John Bird, John Healey and Angela Rayner
Emma Haddad

The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
mother and baby at a baby bank
Hannah Pentith

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Steven MacKenzie

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?

'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone'
Dr Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford
Homelessness

'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone'

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
From left to write: Big Issue founder Lord John Bird with Labour MP Paula Barker and Big Issue vendor Nathan Dale
Housing

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done