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“If you keep carrying old bricks, you’ll keep building the same house.” Christian Watson’s cover art speaks to the content within this week’s issue as we put a special focus on housing in the UK, and how homes became political. Hitting the streets now
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Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked.

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'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts' bigissue.com/news/housing/le…

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'

Lewisham councillor Natalie Thomas is calling on the government to unfreeze local housing allowance rates at the budget to prevent councils from having to bring in cuts to cover the cost of homeles...

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We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure

For politicians to make an impact in the fight against poverty, they must resist the temptation to spending funds on emergency measures, writes John Bird.

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Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address...

Hygiene poverty can be fixed by removing VAT on essentials and axing shelf life regulations. It could help millions with the cost of living

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Lenny Rush: 'I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can't be happening' bigissue.com/culture/tv/lenn…

Lenny Rush: 'I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can't be happening'

The Reluctant Vampire's Lenny Rush on finding his way with comedy, his Harry Potter role and pretending to fart in front of Gary Oldman on Slow Horses.

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'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence' bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence'

China Mills has spent years researching deaths at the hands of the welfare system. She is now publishing her findings in a book.

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Prison break. New edition hitting the streets now
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This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside: 💡 Rethinking prisons 🐶 Could you choose between your dog and your home? 🎧 Superstar DJs Chase & Status play it back Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peak here. bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…
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Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared' bigissue.com/culture/lush-ma…

Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared'

Lush co-founder Mark Constantine went from homelessness at 16 to the owner of a global brand. He looks back with his Letter To My Younger Self.

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What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise bigissue.com/news/housing/wo…

What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise

Big Issue spent a morning shadowing the women's rough sleeping census, a groundbreaking project which proves that thousands of women are missed on the streets. What does it mean for the prime...

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Inside the Big Issue: The limitless Lenny Rush bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

Inside the Big Issue: The limitless Lenny Rush

In this week's Big Issue, Lenny Rush tells us all about his latest role - The Reluctant Vampire. Plus, the latest yo-yo homes investigation.

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The Big Issue Cymru retweeted
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Campaign win 🚨 We have won our call to make it easier for councils to bring empty homes back into use. After months of campaigning, the government has listened. Councils will now be able to take control of empty properties after only 6 months and rent them to people who need them. With 309,000 long-term empty homes in the UK and record levels of people experiencing homelessness, this is an important first step. But there is still more to do to. We are continuing to call for a National Empty Homes strategy to bring these properties back into use as low-cost rental accommodation. 👉 Read more about this campaign: bigissue.com/news/housing/em…
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Pearl Mackie on her prison play: 'Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system' bigissue.com/culture/theatre…

Pearl Mackie on her prison play: 'Baby is the story of many women in the criminal justice system'

Pearl Mackie stars as Baby in a hard-hitting one-woman play about prison, the criminal justice system and the women who find themselves within it.

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We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027 bigissue.com/news/big-issues…

We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027

Nominations are now open for you to celebrate the people and organisations making a positive difference to communities across the UK. Do you have a local hero? Is there an innovative organisation you...

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The limitless Lenny Rush. New edition hitting the streets this morning
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This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside: ⭐ The limitless Lenny Rush ✏️ Mapping homelessness 💷 How Right to Buy is costing councils Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peek here. 👀bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…
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Fat Macy's: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs bigissue.com/news/employment…

Fat Macy's: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

Fat Macy’s is a London-based social enterprise which helps get people in temporary accommodation out of homelessness and into work.

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The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can't afford it? bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can't afford it?

Food banks are already at breaking point. How are they, and the country's poorest people, supposed to prepare for more emergencies to come?

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Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’ bigissue.com/culture/tv/loui…

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Now in its 13th series, Portrait Artist of the Year has become a TV institution. Big Issue went behind the scenes with Louis Theroux.

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How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food bigissue.com/news/environmen…

How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food

Big Issue's Big Grow community project is showing that even a small patch of city can produce more than fruit and vegetables

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'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone' bigissue.com/news/housing/ka…

'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone'

A mental health crisis left Dr Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford rough sleeping in London. She explains how her six months on the street shows anyone can end up homeless.

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