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Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'
Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'
Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: 'I don’t think he has an earthly equal'
