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NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: 'This is not a turning point'
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: 'This is not a turning point'
Some 981,000 people aged 16 to 24 were considered not in education, employment or training between April and June this year, as latest data shows fall below one million.
'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'
'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
In pictures: What it's like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
In pictures: What it's like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don't have the care for people that we should have’
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don't have the care for people that we should have’
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM's salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM's salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'
Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'
Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: 'I know what a difference a safe home makes'
Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: 'I know what a difference a safe home makes'
Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: 'A constant display of the very best of humanity'
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: 'A constant display of the very best of humanity'
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors' sales: 'Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time'
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors' sales: 'Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time'
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in 'landlord-class Britain'?
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in 'landlord-class Britain'?
Labour 'turning the tide' on homelessness but Burnham 'must go further' to help homeless kids
Labour 'turning the tide' on homelessness but Burnham 'must go further' to help homeless kids
Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates