The Big Issue

When we launched in 1991, we didn't realise we kick-starting a revolution. A quarter of a century and 200 million magazine sales later, we're really proud that we have helped battle poverty in ways a generation of splintered government policies couldn't.

The Big Issue has changed the publishing landscape and the lives of thousands of people, working on the simple ‘A hand up, not a hand out’ mantra.

The Big Issue Group is guided by the PECC philosophy – Prevention, Emergency, Coping and Cure. Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue, funds social enterprises and charities that prevent poverty and create opportunity for communities across the UK. The Big Issue Foundation, a registered charity, exists to link vendors with vital support and services.