Michelle was claiming PIP for six years but the DWP turned around and told her she must return all £28,000 in overpayments. It wasn’t until the Big Issue contacted the DWP that they received confirmation it was a mistake. Thank you ⁦Big Issue⁩ bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

This is great. Disabled woman accused by of owing them £28,000. She had essential PIP and benefits stopped. @bigissue got involved and DWP climbed down, apologised and reinstated all payments. Brilliant work by Isabella McRae bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

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So much fun to chat to Will Poulter (from The Bear and so much else) and TV chef and rapper Zig Buu as they geared up to cook a barbecue for young homeless people New Horizon Youth Centre They just really want to do some good and that’s lovely to see bigissue.com/life/food/the-…

Remains shocking that we have to keep making this point. In Big Issue bigissue.com/opinion/uk-rio…

Many thanks to Isabella McRae for covering our crucial Health Equity North Child of the North analysis

Two stars of the food world, Will Poulter, who learnt to cook with professionals when filming for The Bear, & TV chef and rapper Zig Buu, lit the BBQ to cook for young people facing homelessness in London. 🍖 Isabella McRae interviewed them both. ⬇️ bigissue.com/life/food/the-…

What an amazing article by the Big Issue who actually get it.

Single mum reveals how 2-child benefit cap 'punishes' families like hers: 'We're struggling' Dan Paskins: "No child poverty strategy will be credible unless the 2-child limit is scrapped at the Autumn Budget", via Isabella McRae. bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Cover this week. Great interview with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds by Steven MacKenzie. On wild swimming, AI and the future of all us @bigissue Across Britain now.

The Department by Disability News Service is a damning look at the benefits system and tells the stories of people who have died while fighting for support Here's an extract – the story of James Oliver. It's a harrowing read but so important bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: DWP minister Stephen Timms told me news on the household support fund is unlikely until the October budget... That potentially leaves a month without funding, and its end could see crisis support disappear altogether in some areas bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

“People struggling to afford food, food banks, and local authorities...are desperate for news...Any announcement of a decision to extend this vital source of support cannot wait until the autumn budget." Sabine Goodwin Isabella McRae Big Issue #CashFirst bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

It’s critical not to lose sight of the bigger picture. The #HouseholdSupportFund needs extending, and now, but it’s our social security system as a whole that needs long-term investment including vital local crisis support schemes #CashFirst ⁦⁦ bigissue.com/news/social-ju…