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We’re not standing still.
Since 1991, we’ve adapted as society changes.
And we’ll keep going.
As a new generation faces rising poverty, we’re investing in their future.
Because everyone deserves an opportunity.
🎂 Big Issue, 35 years young.
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Two home nations.
Two covers.
We’ve gone beyond the pitch to explore how football remains an unstoppable force for good
🌍Walking through host cities tackling the big issues
⚽Meeting players from the Street Child World Cup
🇲🇽Cheering on the Welsh team that did make it to Mexico
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Gig work can help you earn a little of extra cash but it can be tricky to manage an irregular income. Here's how to manage your budget #bigissuetalksmoney bigissue.com/life/money/maki…
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Being aware of your financial health is essential to keeping afloat. Here's how to do it quickly and take action #bigissuetalksmoney bigissue.com/life/money/quic…
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“In London, a lot of people become homeless, and some of them are like me and have had good jobs. It’s a tough place. I was shocked by how quickly it happened."
📍 Hamish Scott sells Big Issue in Abergavenny
"The Big Issue money helped a lot, I got a flat and stuff."
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‼️ No one should have to choose between their pet and a safe place to sleep ‼️
Last week, two Big Issue vendors brought that message to Parliament with their dogs at the No One Left Outside event by Street Paws
🐾 Sign the Street Paws petition streetpaws.org.uk/campaign
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"We came into power to change lives for the better"
Exclusive interview with @Keir_Starmer on the Renters' Rights Act for @bigissue
Read more in this week's magazine 👉 get a copy from your local vendor
Or read online bigissue.com/news/politics/k…
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This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside:
🐶 Vote dog!
📝 Our interview with the PM
🏥 The homeless health crisis
Buy a copy from your local vendor - and read a sneak peek here 👀bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…
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"Few have played a bigger part than my friend, John Lord Bird"
@AngelaRayner introduces our founder John Bird at Big Issue's 35th anniversary dinner
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This week’s Big Issue lands today! Inside:
🌊 Pier pressure on the coast
🏠 Should we ban short-term lets?
✏️ A poet in every port
Pick up a copy from your local vendor or read a sneak peek here 👀 bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…
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That was 2025 at Big Issue.
To everyone who spoke to a vendor, bought a magazine, or engaged with our journalism, thank you. This impact is yours too.
📕 Find out more in our Big Issue Group 2025 Impact Report bigissue.com/big-issue-group…
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"Big Issue helps me in a lot of ways. They’ve helped me with money. They’ve helped with the place that I’m staying: they bought me a fridge freezer. I was just grateful for it."
📍Ahmed Hashi sells Big Issue by Waterstones in The Hayes, Cardiff
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Entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of what we do, and it continues to shape our future.
With the launch of the Transformation Fund, we’re building what comes next. As a new generation faces rising poverty, our focus is clear: creating opportunities for everyone.
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"You provide the dignity of a hand-up"
At Big Issue's 35th Anniversary Dinner, @AngelaRayner shares why she supports the Big Issue, and why second chances matter.
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🚨 67% of people in the UK believe today’s children will be worse off than their parents, according to exclusive new Big Issue YouGov polling.
Our 2025 Group Impact Report shows how creating real world opportunities can help break the cycle of poverty.
bigissue.com/big-issue-group…
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Out today! This week's Big Issue celebrates the benefits of being creative and features an extra special cover by @davidshrigley – pick up a copy from your local vendor or order online at bigissueshop.com/product/iss…
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