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Women's pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty
An elderly woman and child.
Rebecca Horne

Women's pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty

On average, women have a 33% smaller pension pot than men. This is mostly because of childcare responsibilities
Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show 'urgent action' is needed from Andy Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he hosts a rough sleeping summit in 10 Downing Street
Housing

Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show 'urgent action' is needed from Andy Burnham

'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'
PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk
Letter To My Younger Self

'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'

Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?
Autumn budget

Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?

How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London's housing crisis
Housing

How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London's housing crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
Nick Bryer

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 
Housing

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can't afford to die?
Cost of living

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can't afford to die?

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey opted not to unfreeze local housing allowance at the 2026 autumn budget
Housing

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey prepares to deliver the Budget at 11 Downing Street
Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 
Graffiti in Barcelona of Maricarmen Abascal
Housing crisis

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Lion Green Road won the RIBA Stirling Prize
Housing

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?

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?

We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
we're not buying it campaign logo
Cost of living

We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'
Andy Burnham at Connection at St Martin-in-the-fields
Interview

Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
prime minister Andy Burnham
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
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Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'
Ali Hashi
Prisons

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'
Mandy shares historical facts in the gardens of Old Gala House, a 16th-century mansion that’s now a museum
Travel

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'
Andy Gullick
Prisons

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
a prisoner behind prison bars
Pavan Dhaliwal

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

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?

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

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

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Lee Child with his latest group in prisons
Prisons

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’