Meet Michael, a Big Issue vendor in #Birmingham. He gets up at 5am 🕓 to sell the magazine. 💬 "I look at the magazine on a Monday and make stuff up in my head which rhymes with the stuff inside it. I think it really connects with my customers." bit.ly/4amektX

Meet our high-energy vendor, Vasile, who recently celebrated his 39th birthday on his pitch in #York 🎉 Despite facing hardships, including having his bag stolen and living in a hostel, he remains resilient and hopeful. Read Vasile's full story 👉 bit.ly/44RDHCR

Meet Sidonia, she sells the Big Issue magazine in #Bath. 💬 "Big Issue is one of my big passions. My customers are kind, sometimes buying nappies for my kids or bringing me coffee." Read Sidonia's full story here 👉 bit.ly/4axRaAT

Our staff support vendors through all of life’s challenges, from ill health to poorly pets. 🐶 Half of our vendors have experienced health-related concerns. Support our work today 👉 bit.ly/3EbNIhK

Meet Christopher, a Big Issue vendor outside @Greggs in Whitley Bay 📌 Christopher is looking to continue rebuilding his life over the coming months and hopes to start a business in the future. You can read Christopher's full story here 👉 bit.ly/4euTewu

💬 "I do it because I love the feeling of community. Whenever people come past me, everyone’s always happy & enjoying themselves. I put the music on to see people’s smiles, not for myself." Read Sean's full story and subscribe to his magazine here 👉 bit.ly/3xU8NNU

Steven sells the Big Issue in #Edinburgh and says "interacting with people is what I enjoy most about it." It has given Steven stability and supported him with his mental health. You can read Steven's full story & support him with a subscription here 👉 bit.ly/3SoQqbc

🔍 Behind the Scenes: We run sales training so our staff can coach and support Big Issue vendors in developing the skills needed to maximize their sales and develop transitional & transferable skills to progress 📈 Learn more about our support services 👉 bit.ly/4cfnIAv

Born and bred in Bristol! Mark sells the Big Issue outside @lidlgb in Kingswood📍 "I’ve been on & off selling the magazine on this pitch for six months. It’s going alright, I like the people up here, they’re good people." Read Mark's full story here 👉 bit.ly/4dqLfjp

"I became homeless last spring. Fortunately, I saw the end of it and became housed and started selling the Big Issue through a referral. It turned out to be a very good thing for me." Josh sells the Big Issue in Exeter 📍 Read his full story here 👇 bit.ly/4fWYOZh

Did you know? 🤔 On average, vendors sell five additional copies of the Big Issue every week after going cashless. This amounts to an additional £520 a year in additional income. You can support our financial and digital inclusion work here 👇 bit.ly/4fWBTNQ

Meet Matthew, a vendor from South London who's determined to find stable employment ❇️ When not selling the magazine, Matthew enjoys playing tennis, gardening in the square where he lives & watching local bands. Read more about Matthew’s journey here 👇 bit.ly/3T90EwH

Money Guiders training from Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is helping our support team learn money management skills to better support our vendors.💰We're proud to champion this as part of our financial & digital inclusion work. Learn more about our impact pillars👇 bit.ly/3JVDq86

Let’s break the cycle of poverty together! Financial and digital inclusion📱is key to unlocking progress for vendors. Gwyn, Big Issue’s Service Development Manager, highlights the challenges & the support Big Issue is providing 👇 bit.ly/3XVpLFQ

Thousands of people in extreme poverty turn to selling the Big Issue as a vital source of income at Christmas. Please buy a copy from your local vendor every week this Christmas season, if you can't reach them, buy a Big Issue Vendor Support Kit 👇 bigissue.com/christmas

Susan was homeless and started selling the Big Issue to work her way out of poverty 💪 You can support Big Issue vendors by buying their magazine every week this Christmas season. If you can't reach a vendor you can buy Vendor Support Kit online 👇 bigissue.com/christmas

Big Issue presents - 12 Days of Homelessness ✨ Our 2024 Christmas ad, shines a light on the leading causes of homelessness across the UK, voiced by Big Issue vendors, frontline workers, and our brilliant ambassador Daniel Mays 💙. With over half of Brits feeling more at risk

Susan, one of our inspiring Christmas campaign vendors, shares her story: My name is Susan. I know what it's like to have to live on the street, and Big Issue helped me big time when I was homeless. I was in dire poverty, I was on the street with not a penny to my name. And

As the winter arrives and energy prices rise 📈 thousands of people in extreme poverty turn to the Big Issue to generate essential income for themselves and their families. Support a Big Issue vendor this Christmas and beyond👇 bigissue.com/christmas

Here's how your £35 will support a vendor: ♨️ Hat to keep warm ☂️ Poncho to stay dry ☕ Hot drink and food voucher to keep fuelled 💳 Cashless equipment to increase earnings 💼 Specialist sales and employment training You can buy a kit here: bigissue.com/christmas Thank you