“If I work hard, I know one day I will be a success.” Even after vendors were allowed to sell again, they faced additional lockdowns, people working from home and cashless buyers – phenomena which continued throughout 2021. The number of Big Issue sellers decreased from 4,099 in 2019 to 3,296 in 2021.
In 2022, BIG worked with 3,577 vendors, who sold 2.2 million magazines in 2022. These sales saw Big Issue vendors earn a collective profit of £3.76 million. BIG said it had seen a 34% YOY increase in sales and 38% YOY increase in vendor earnings, despite the ongoing Cost-of-living crisis.
We sell the Big Issue magazine to vendors at £2 and vendors sell the magazine on to customers for £4, keeping the difference. Vendors can earn a legitimate income whilst gaining valuable social and transferable business and financial skills. If you sell over 100 magazines each week you could earn £225+ per week.
Big Issue vendors are either homeless or at risk of losing their home. The money that vendors earn through selling the magazine helps vendors to cover rent and bills.
Support from Big Issue Group is helping millions of people through the cost of living crisis, a new report has found. Overall, 7.4 million people in the UK were impacted by Big Issue Group's systems of support or engaged with our products – an increase of 58% in a year.
The Big Issue sells more than 70,000 copies every week and has a readership of almost 350,000. So The Big Issue costs £4 but collective sales gives a great boost to those often marginalised by society. Our vendors come from a variety of backgrounds and face the myriad of problems associated with poverty and inequality.
Big Issue vendors are self employed. They buy the magazine at a cheaper price than they sell it. Aside from your implied criticism of their job, that vendors are either homeless or vulnerably housed will not be a great selling point to prospective employers.
Selling Big Issue North is a genuine, legally recognised form of self-employment. Vendors buy magazines for £1.50 each from one of our offices, then sell them on for £3, keeping the money they make.
As The Big Issue aims to empower people through employment, it's good manners to take the magazine and not see your contribution as just a donation. Plus, the magazine is produced by professional journalists and is a good read.
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Big issue sellers buy their product from The Big Issue Company and then sell it on at a profit and keep that profit. They also have to sign up to a code of conduct. In my view that is earnings for work done under a contract and liable for income tax and national insurance like any other form of earnings.
Vendors who sell The Big Issue magazine are their own mini-enterprises, buying copies for £1.75 and selling them to the public for £4, keeping the difference. This allows them to support themselves and their families, while becoming less reliant on tax-funded benefits.
The Big Issue audience is affluent and environmentally, socially and ethically aware. 66% agree that they buy products that give something back to society.
We're relying on cash less than ever before, and the EQ Foundation has joined with the Big Issue to offer contactless card readers to all its vendors. London is now a largely cashless society and most other UK towns are fast following suit. In recent years, contactless has become king.
To sell the magazine, you do not have to have any ID, a bank account, or any proof of address. Vendors buy the big issue for £1.50 per copy and sell for £3; the profit is theirs to keep.
Big Issue North is to close following the publication of its May 8 issue. From the following week, Big Issue vendors across the North will sell the main national Big Issue UK weekly magazine.
You can now buy The Big Issue in 292 ASDA outlets across the UK, and in select WHSmith stores. The weekly magazine is priced at £3, with 50 per cent of the cover price going direct to our vendors — just like when they sell it on the streets.
All you need to do is contact your local Big Issue Office who will: Supply you with free magazines to get you up and running. Provide guidance in various areas including sales coaching, health, financial and digital confidence. Access to our programmes such as training opportunities and work placements.
You Genuinely HELP People. There is nothing more rewarding than the feeling that you've helped someone. In sales that's exactly what you do, you listen to their problems and find solutions for them. You're often saving them money, saving them time or helping make their day, role or company more effective and efficient.
Since then over 200 million copies magazine have been sold by over 100,000 people. Vendors buy the magazine upfront for £1.75 and sell it on to the public for £4.00, and in doing so each runs their own micro-enterprise.
