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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 https://t.co/HWJjFsMnbk

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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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Big Issue vendor and artist Dave Martin had to have two toes removed, but he's on the mend and has had Prince William wishing him well

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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 https://t.co/6fS8n2EbnM

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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 https://t.co/PaQC0EZznL

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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 👀https://t.co/ke9W9Wrr5a

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“I’ve actually got tears in my eyes” 🥹

The moment Andy realised it wasn’t just the article…
but his best mate Lucky Charm on the cover ❤️

Mag available from Monday, get a copy from your local vendor!

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❤️ "I love this idea of teaching children about homelessness and why it happens by delivering my story."

Ian, Big Issue vendor in Bath, sharing his story with pupils as part of our new education programme.

📩 Educators: [email protected]

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A 60% rise in young Big Issue vendors since 2022 tells a bigger story.

Behind it is a growing crisis: over 1 million young people now locked out of work, education or training.

As John Bird says, poverty isn’t just part of the problem, it’s what’s driving it.

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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 👀 https://t.co/UCWeLePhOD

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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 https://t.co/eCwIvsPXFS

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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

➡️ https://t.co/cOjvx0iPKQ

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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.

https://t.co/PzCsC5v3ua

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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 https://t.co/E4lG7pimUv

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One for the Reds❤️ ⚽

Istanbul. 2005.

Signed by the squad that did the impossible

This isn’t merch. It’s a piece of football history.

Own something rare. Back something bigger.

@LiverpoolFC

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Most people don’t know this 👇

Vendors buy each magazine for £2.50 and sell it for £5, keeping every pound of profit.

Brighton vendor Andrew Sanguy explains how it works 💛

To support our vendors: https://t.co/Ew2TNSUeZB

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There are concert tickets…
And then there’s this.

A private box at Wembley for Harry Styles
12 seats, full hospitality, your own space for the night

🎂 Part of the Big Issue’s 35th anniversary auction.

📅 Ends 18 May.

🔗 Terms & conditions online. https://t.co/a4W8ca9Ck7