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Andrea San Pedro-Lunn grew up on a council estate with a single mother. She believes that this makes her a better therapist today| Big Issue
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn grew up on a council estate with a single mother. She believes that this makes her a better therapist today| Big Issue
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A disability benefits claimant is struggling to cope in the cost of living crisis, but charities believe it is a failure of the system.| Big Issue
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When you're looking to rent a new place, it's vital to understand the types of tenancy agreement. Here's what you should know.| Big Issue
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Housing costs increased for over 60% of private renters in the past year. Here’s what you need to know if your landlord increase your rent.| Big Issue
The LGBTQ+ community can no longer assume our rights are safe, and progress is inevitable, writes Stonewall CEO Simon Blake.| Big Issue
Sadiq Khan's Council Homes Acquisition Programme will secure more social housing as thousands of Londoners live in temporary accommodation.| Big Issue
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is deducting money from half of universal credit claimants to repay debts.| Big Issue
Former Conservative minister Suella Braverman called for an end to the two-child limit on benefits, but Labour are refusing to commit| Big Issue
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A disability benefits claimant shares his story of struggling to survive after an injury left him unable to work and reliant on food banks.| Big Issue
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faced pleas from anti-poverty and housing campaigners to increase local housing allowance at the Autumn Statement.| Big Issue
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The closing down of youth clubs has only exacerbated the problems young people face, says a reader with experience in youth work.| Big Issue
When Alex Scott first met her football idol Ian Wright she was so shy she could barely speak. Now they’re regularly on the telly together.| Big Issue
More people will "go hungry, cold and lose their homes" if the DWP does not extend the household support fund in March 2024.| Big Issue
With homelessness still a big issue in Britain, here's exactly how you can help when you see someone rough sleeping or otherwise in need.| Big Issue
Experts say some of Keir Starmer's immigration plans are unclear. This is what the likely next government is saying in the Labour manifesto.| Big Issue
The big charities working with people experiencing homelessness and campaigning to end homelessness across the UK.| Big Issue
The increase in mortgage rates have left many of us worried about making ends meet, here are the main things you should know| Big Issue
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Ending rough sleeping by next year is a 2019 Conservative manifesto promise. We asked homelessness experts what went wrong.| Big Issue
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The Bank of England has announced a 13th consecutive interest rate rise and that’s bad news for people with mortgages| Big Issue
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has been urged to set a public social housing target after unveiling her 'radical' plan to build homes.| Big Issue
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Over 20 years after Love Actually, Richard Curtis turns his attention to Christmas once more.| Big Issue
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Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change' for this parliament – promising to haul Britain out of the “tepid bathtub of managed decline”.| Big Issue
Angela Rayner will lead Labour's inter-ministerial group on homelessness and rough sleeping to tackle 'shameful' crisis.| Big Issue
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Refugee homelessness is soaring in the UK, as expectant mothers Akberet and Belaynesh experienced last Christmas.| Big Issue
The government should set annual social housing targets to give housebuilders a 'clear direction' to tackle England's housing crisis.| Big Issue
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More than 80,000 households have faced homelessness due to no-fault evictions in the five years since the government promised to axe them.| Big Issue
Theresa May announced that no-fault evictions would be scrapped on 15 April 2019 – but the Renters Reform Bill is still not in force.| Big Issue
Could the Renters Reform Bill lead to landlords selling up and lead to tenants paying rents rising to new record highs?| Big Issue
Scotland has pledged to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Will the Labour government in Westminster do the same?| Big Issue
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Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.| Big Issue
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The cost of living crisis is driving disadvantaged households further into hardship. These are the UK poverty facts you need to know| Big Issue
One pensioner shares her story of struggling to cope in the cost of living crisis. Without pension credit, she fears she would not survive.| Big Issue
Around 1 million children experienced the most extreme levels of poverty – destitution – last year, worrying new research has revealed.| Big Issue
Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged £140m to continue the free school meals programme in all primary schools in Londonfor a second year.| Big Issue
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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry concluded that residents had been 'badly failed' by the government, construction firms and more.| Big Issue
The long-awaited final report into the Grenfell fire has found no evidence of social and racial discrimination in the lead up to the fire.| Big Issue
Fashion designer Katherine Hamnett, who is known for her punchy slogan t-shirts, has teamed up with Oxfam for Second Hand September.| Big Issue
Building social housing could save renters thousands of pounds a year and boost the economy by billions, says new research.| Big Issue
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that it is extending the household support fund in England until April 2025.| Big Issue
Analysis shared exclusively with the Big Issue shows that there are millions of older people who who be at risk in a UK heatwave.| Big Issue
Labour has revealed its plan to end section 21 no-fault evictions through the Renters' Rights Bill to replace the Renters Reform Bill.| Big Issue
The surge in new tenancy rents across Britain is starting to slow but renters still face 13% rise in rents over the next three years.| Big Issue
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In the face of record rents in the UK, will renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households?| Big Issue
Playwright Ahmed Najar reflects on the heavy burden of living his life in London while his family dies amid the 'crisis of humanity' in Gaza.| Big Issue
NHS England spent more than £1.4bn of public money on private mental health beds between 2019 and 2024, FOI requests have revealed.| Big Issue
