The Big Issue

The Big Issue is a street newspaper that was established in September 1991 by John Bird and Gordon Roddick. This publication operates across four continents and is produced by skilled journalists while being sold by homeless individuals. As one of the top social enterprises in the UK, The Big Issue aims to provide homeless people, or those at risk of becoming homeless, with a chance to earn a lawful income, assisting them in their efforts to rejoin society. It holds the title of the most widely distributed street newspaper in the world.

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Renters 'let down again' as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026

1 day ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Housing Renter campaign groups warned Labour government they will break pledge to ‘immediately abolish no-fault evictions’ as tenants face another winter with the threat of losing their home Renters have reacted with fury at reports the Renters’ Rights Bill is set to be delayed until the autumn, potentially meaning the long-awaited no-fault evictions ban will not happen until 2026.
'Broken' council tax system to change as millions found to be behind on bills

3 days ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Social Justice The latest figures revealed that Brits are collectively in £8.3bn worth of council tax debt but money guru Martin Lewis has praised plans to stop people who can’t pay from falling into difficulties The ‘broken’ council tax system is set to be reformed to prevent those who can’t pay falling into deeper debt – as new figures reveal surging arrears.
Will Reform UK's Britannia card really help low-income households?

3 days ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Politics Reform UK has set out plans to introduce a Britannia card that will tax rich non-doms to give to the poor. But will the Robin Hood tax help those on low-incomes or be a ‘billionaire bonanza’? Nigel Farage has launched Reform UK’s latest populist grab for working-class votes as he laid out Reform UK’s ‘Britannia Card’, pledging to take from the rich and give to the poor.
Public transport not keeping up with influx of new homes, analysis finds

3 days ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Housing Labour has promised to build 1.5 million homes with councils tasked with delivering 370,000 homes a year. But some of the highest housing targets are in areas of poor public transport, analysis from Transport for Homes has found Labour’s bid to boost housing targets has the potential to see an influx of homes in areas where public transport is not up to scratch, new analysis has found.
How the UK's new data law will make your life 'radically different'

4 days ago | bigissue.com | Charlotte Elton

Politics New data sharing laws will 'drive efficiencies in our public services'. But will humans become a rubber stamp? There will be “meaningful human involvement” in automated decisions, the technology minister has promised – but will it be more than a “rubber stamp”? As the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Bill becomes law, that is the question plaguing privacy campaigners.
What happens when Big Issue vendors get smartphone access? Lives transform

5 days ago | bigissue.com | Marc Burrows

Advertorial from giffgaff A smartphone can transform lives. Our giffgaff partnership is giving Big Issue vendors digital access, skills and confidence to take cashless payments and escape poverty. A phone in your pocket can make the difference between employment and unemployment, healthcare and illness, loneliness and connection. This might seem hard to believe for many of us – especially as our phones have become an essential part of life.
James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'

6 days ago | bigissue.com | Adrian Lobb

Feeling the heat? Help our vendors keep cool. Buy a summer support kit for £35 Culture The English cricket icon struggled with shyness at school, but his sporting obsession put him on the front foot in life James ‘Jimmy’ Anderson was born in Burnley in July 1982. He made his first-class cricket debut for Lancashire at the age of 19, his one day international debut at 20 and went on to become England’s most successful cricket bowler of all time.
Plan to help care leavers into social housing 'will literally save lives'

1 week ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Housing Labour has announced that young people leaving care and domestic abuse survivors will have better access to social housing due to the removal of the local connection test. Care leavers told Big Issue the move is a ‘vital step forward’ Care leavers under the age of 25 and victims of domestic abuse will be given better access to social housing from next month in a move that has been praised as “life-saving”.
MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

1 week ago | bigissue.com | Isabella McRae

Feeling the heat? Help our vendors keep cool. Buy a summer support kit for £35 Health There was an impassioned debate on assisted dying ahead of the vote which will see MP Kim Leadbeater's bill taken to the next stage MPs have voted for a bill which could see assisted dying legalised in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will now go to the next stage for scrutiny in the House of Lords.
Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set child poverty reduction targets

1 week ago | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty

Politics Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets ‘would not in themselves drive reductions in poverty’ The Labour government has rejected Big Issue founder LordJohn Bird calls for ministers to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets.