Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears over DWP winter …
Nov 18, 2024 · As recently as 4 November, the DWP was sending letters to pensioners advising them to apply for pension credit if they are eligible. Based on the most recent figures, someone applying for pension credit in early November would on average only receive their pension credit – and associated winter fuel payments – in mid-January. Payments can be backdated, but such delays would mean applicants ...
No room for 'bullshit' in solution to homelessness, Prince William …
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird hopes Prince William can help surmount “failed thinking” on homelessness – and says he “doesn’t want any bullshit”.
How the Big Issue became an iconic part of Britain's street - Big Issue
Nov 18, 2024 · It started as a revolutionary act. Back in 1991, the very idea of a publication being sold on the streets of Britain by the homeless and the dispossessed, the poorest and those falling through society’s cracks, was thought doomed from the start.. That this title would be bought by those who sell it for half the cover price, so that they earn and immediately have agency in …
Keane's Tom Chaplin on healing rifts, 20 years of hits and new music
Nov 28, 2024 · But I was quite surprised by just how generous.There were these massive three or four minute standing ovations when we were playing in America, at almost every show that would just suddenly spontaneously happen in the middle of the show, and we just stood there feeling, well, quite surprised and in some ways quite embarrassed, just at the level of love.
How does The Big Issue help the homeless?
Nov 28, 2023 · (From left to right) Daisy Hampson, Big Issue frontline worker, Jon Gregg, Big Issue vendor, Lord John Bird, founder of the Big Issue, Kelvin Gregory, Big Issue vendor, Daniel Mays, actor and Big Issue Ambassador and Leventica Paun, Big Issue frontline worker at the launch of Big Issue's Christmas campaign.
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28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe …
May 11, 2023 · 2. The Police Bill Alliance. The controversy over arrested protesters at he coronation has quickly shown the pitfalls of the government’s policing legislation, thanks to the Public Order Act.
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About Us. The Big Issue Group is a growing social enterprise and B-corp. Founded in 1991, today we are needed more than ever. We exist as a social business to create impact and make a profit, always re-investing this profit back into extending our mission, to help millions of people in the UK affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive.
How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Nov 28, 2023 · Big Issue vendors all over the UK are working hard in all weathers to earn a living. The Big Issue group exists to support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, are long-term unemployed, or are in need of extra cash to avoid falling into debt. In these unpredictable times, we provide an opportunity for people to earn their own income.
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