Employment

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

A 28-year-old on universal credit describes feeling let down now she is a single mother and cannot find work around childcare

Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Disability benefits

Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’

The government has announced plans to reform work capability assessments as part of its mission to “support people into work” – but campaigners fear changes could “sanction” disabled people rather than helping them

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Refugees

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers

Afghan evacuees face huge barriers in trying to get a job in the UK, dealing with insecure housing and an unfamiliar interview process

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’
Resettlement

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’

Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers
Employment

Refugees are twice as likely to be unemployed. A new scheme in Coventry might have answers

Advertisement
This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome
Learning Disability Week

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome

‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate
Climate change

‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate

How to separate who you are from what you do
Simone Stolzoff

How to separate who you are from what you do

How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health
universal basic income

How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Carers

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness

More people are off work sick than ever before
Employment

More people are off work sick than ever before

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’
Nadeine Asbali

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Criminal justice system

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords

Police launch probe after Liverpool cafe serving homeless people for free hit with third break-in in two weeks
Homelessness

Police launch probe after Liverpool cafe serving homeless people for free hit with third break-in in two weeks

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks
Homelessness

‘We had to turn away a man who hadn’t eaten for two days’: Liverpool café serving homeless people for free broken into twice in two weeks

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget
Activism

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget

Budget 2023: Here’s what’s missing from Jeremy Hunt’s ‘growth’ statement
Spring budget

Budget 2023: Here’s what’s missing from Jeremy Hunt’s ‘growth’ statement

What will Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget mean for you?
Spring budget

What will Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget mean for you?

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture
News

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Employment
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Employment

Advertisement
£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
Employment

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?

Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis
Small businesses

Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries
MPs

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
James Meadway

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023