They buy copies for 4 50 and sell them for 9 keeping the difference. The big issue magazine is a fortnightly independent magazine that is sold on the streets by homeless marginalised and disadvantaged people. The big issue is one of the uk s leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people or individuals at risk of homelessness the opportunity to earn a legitimate income thereby helping them to reintegrate into mainstream society.
The big issue is a street newspaper founded by john bird and gordon roddick in september 1991 and published in four continents. In the last decade we have achieved over 40 000 positive outcomes with our. Helping big issue vendors to regain their independence and turn a livelihood into a life.
Since its creation the big issue foundation has provided services and referrals to address issues around housing health finances education employment and personal aspirations. Universal credit punishes the poorest say peers as they call for reform. Big issue writer adrian lobb recalls the memorable day in 2016 that james bowen and bob visited the big issue office to celebrate the magazine s 25th anniversary.
All our beneficiaries are big issue vendors that buy magazines for 1 25 with their own money from official distribution points and sell them for 2 50 on a designated pitch. The big issue foundation is an independently registered charity working alongside the big issue magazine. About the big issue foundation.
Founded in 1995 the big issue foundation is an independently funded registered charity which works exclusively with the big issue vendors connecting them to the vital support they need to enable them to rebuild their lives and determine their own pathways to a better future. The big issue foundation. To complement the self help ethos of the big issue magazine the big issue foundation was established in 1995 as an independently registered charity.
The big issue foundation a hand up not a hand out this week s cover.
