The Big Issue fact sheet

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o The big issue magazine launched in 1991 due to the rising number of
homelessness in London

o Vendors buy the magazine for £1.50 and sell it for £3

o Since 1991 the magazine has helped over 92,000 vendors earn £115
million

o The magazine is read by over 400,000 people across the UK

o 83,073 copies circulate every week

o The magazine was launched by Gordon Roddick and John Bird

o Only sold on the streets

o Profits from the magazine are sent back into the company so they can
keep working

o There not just based in the UK anymore, they are now global and help
the poorest around the world

o Since 1991 over 200,000,000 copies have been sold in Britain alone

o Also have a Big Issue shop now