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Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Person shown working at a laptop
Employment

Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work

Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
DWP minister Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
person and child
Izzy

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready
toddlers playing with ipad
Sean Morrow

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It's never too early to get your tots tech-ready

'We're overdue an update:' A four-day working week will be 'the norm' in five years, most Brits say
four day working week
Four-day working week

'We're overdue an update:' A four-day working week will be 'the norm' in five years, most Brits say

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Disability benefits

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment

Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK's entertainment economy is changing
Entertainment

Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK's entertainment economy is changing

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'
keir starmer
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
picture of money next to a clock representing dwp benefit payment dates
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture
Karen

I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture

Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?
Work from home

Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Reading

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

We can't expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
Paul McNamee

We can't expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Andrew Carter

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth
An aerial shot of central London
Wages

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It's like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
Kate Anderson

Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It's like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets

DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
A meeting of the child poverty taskforce. From left to right: Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall and education secretary Bridget Phillippson.
Disability benefits

DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools
Andrew Tate
Conspiracy theories

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
Tony Blair
Benefits

Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?

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