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| '''The Big Issue''' is a magazine sold by homeless and vulnerably housed individuals on the streets of the ]. There are five editions across the United Kingdom: ''The Big Issue'', ''The Big Issue in the North'', ''The Big Issue Scotland'', ''The Big Issue South West'' and ''The Big Issue Cymru''. | |||
| ''The Big Issue's'' aim is to help homeless and vulnerably housed individuals help themselves by providing the means to earn a legitimate income through sales of the magazine. It provides an alternative to the illegal activity of begging for some of the most vulnerable people in society. | |||
| Founded by ] and ] in September 1991, The Big Issue is edited by professional journalists. Vendors earn an income by investing their own money in buying the magazine at a wholesale price and then selling it on to the public at the stated cover price. | |||
| The magazine is produced by The Big Issue Co. Ltd. and is funded by paid for advertising and through sales of the paper to vendors. Financially, ''The Big Issue'' is a not-for-profit organisation. It is also one of the foremost social businesses in the UK. | |||
| The Big Issue Foundation is the registered charity arm of the organisation. It aims to underpin the company's work in providing a legitimate alternative to begging by tackling the underlying causes of individual homelessness. | |||
| There are also four international Big Issue projects by the same name. | |||
| * The Big Issue Australia | |||
| * The Big Issue South Africa | |||
| * The Big Issue Namibia | |||
| * The Big Issue Japan. | |||
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