learning and employment

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
A barista at work. Insecure work can be expensive for employees
insecure work

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Over 6 million UK workers still work variable hours, with no guarantees of when they will work or how much they will earn.
'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'
Bella Roberts
Employment

'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: 'How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?'
Jack Rooke and Munya Chawawa
Comedy

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: 'How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?'

Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'
Employment

Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Youth unemployment

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Loyle Carner with people from his cooking school Chilli Con Carner
Neurodiversity

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Holiday Culb magazine
Creative jobs

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'
Maya Jama
Employment

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
Shuab Gamote
NEETs

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg
Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates
Partnership

Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates

'I've done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform'
Dan O’Sullivan, chair of the Dagenham Amateur Boxing Club.
Social Justice

'I've done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform'

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people's doorsteps
JobsPlus staff and community champions from across the country at a recent Learning in Action event
Employment

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people's doorsteps

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
young people with skateboards sat around on phones
Richard Rigby

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Andy Burnham as he arrived at 10 Downing Street.
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Andy Burnham
Politics

Here's what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them
workers
Carolyn Hayman

UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Deliveroo delivery person on a bicycle
Money

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'
22-year-old Big Issue vendor Paula Langa. Image: Exposure Photo Agency
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall.
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Monica Galetti is the new executive chef of 130 Primrose.
Food

'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
The General Strike in 2026
Activism

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later
Teenager on a laptop
Employment

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later

'I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs'
Katie Nellist
Katie Nellist

'I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs'