Our work

Each week, around 350 people sell The Big Issue in the north of England, visiting our regional offices to buy the magazine for £2 before selling it on the streets for £4.

Additionally, through the Big Issue North Trust (registered charity 1056041), our vendors are given additional support to make positive changes, with staff offering advice and help with anything from developing their skills or accessing English language courses, to getting housing, financial or health advice, which can help them achieve their goals and improve their lives for good.

In order to demonstrate our impact, we produce annual reports and vendor audits, alongside our regular quarterly Friends of Big Issue North newsletter, which you can subscribe to below.

If you’d like to help us to support our vendors to change their lives for good, please click here.

To make a donation, please visit our JustGiving page, or text BINORTH to 70201 to give £1, 70331 to give £3, 70970 to give £5 or 70191 to give £10. Thank you.