Anyone could be a few missed pay cheques away  from homelessness

I’ve been selling Big Issue for 11 years. I have been providing food for my family and paying for rent thanks to the money I make. I lived in Romania before coming to England. It was hard living there

One in 400 UK veterans experience homelessness. This small charity is using houseboats to lift them beyond the incoming tide Just over 12 months ago, Jay Saunders couldn’t make eye contact. Today, he’

Big Issue changed my life. I was sat begging after I’d just become homeless. One of the Big Issue workers came past me on their bike and stopped and talked to me. I went into the office the next morni

→ Three per cent of rough sleepers are veterans. According to our latest vendor survey the figure is the same for Big Issue sellers who have previously served in the armed forces. As Remembrance Day a

Imagine looking through a pane of glass. Now imagine that glass is frosted. You wouldn’t expect to see anything clearly – maybe just shadowy shapes – and putting on your glasses isn’t going to get rid

Fighting talk I saw the article about Greta Thunberg and others [on bigissue.com] who are willing to speak publicly about their beliefs and causes. I have been a campaigner within disability for over