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Winter

Cold homes are costing lives. Labour's warm homes plan must deliver on its promise
winter heating payment
Andria Mastroianni and Matt Copeland

Cold homes are costing lives. Labour's warm homes plan must deliver on its promise

Fuel poverty is a public health crisis. The warm homes plan is a golden opportunity to fix it – if it's done right
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'
energy bills
Energy bills

Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'
Winter fuel payment

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'

Here's when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Benefits

Here's when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
a close-up view of a decorative dish on a table with festive candles, pine cones and warm fairy lights in the background
Cost of living crisis

Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

'This will be costly': Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
pensioners sat together
Winter fuel payment

'This will be costly': Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog

'It's disastrous': Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
pensioner holding up sign 'cold kills old people'
Winter fuel payment

'It's disastrous': Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
Image of woman getting warm by a fire
Cost of living crisis

What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter

Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: 'We are incredibly worried'
keir starmer labour leader
Winter fuel payment

Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: 'We are incredibly worried'

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Financial scamming pixabay
Pension Credit

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
Jessica Taplin

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'
uncle nigel
Winter fuel payment

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits
keir starmer
Winter fuel payment

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits

Winter fuel payments restricted to pensioners on certain benefits
rachel reeves
Benefits

Winter fuel payments restricted to pensioners on certain benefits

Here's when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing
cold weather payment/ snow picture
Cost of living crisis

Here's when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing

Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
winter heating payment
Cost of living crisis

Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024

Food banks ask people to 'pray for them' ahead of worst winter on record: 'Our shelves are empty'
food banks
Cost of living crisis

Food banks ask people to 'pray for them' ahead of worst winter on record: 'Our shelves are empty'

Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter
warm banks/ hands reaching for warmth
Cost of living crisis

Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter

There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way
Paul McNamee

There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Food banks brace for 'worst winter yet' as record numbers need help amid cost of living crisis
Trussell Trust food banks
Food banks

Food banks brace for 'worst winter yet' as record numbers need help amid cost of living crisis

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing
cold weather payment
Cost of living crisis

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills
Activism

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills

Cold weather help: A useful list of support available as temperatures drop
cold weather help
Cold weather

Cold weather help: A useful list of support available as temperatures drop