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'It's abhorrent they're still allowed': Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past
'It's abhorrent they're still allowed': Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past
As part of our Blueprint for Change, The Big Issue is calling for whoever wins the election to improve job security by reforming zero-hour contracts
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as streethomelessness soars
'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
