Young people

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
A boy playing football
Jamie Masraff

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

Sport and exercise keeps us healthy, but too many young people are dropping out. Here's one way they could be kept involved
Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'
Every adult in England, Scotland and Wales can cast a vote today, making it the biggest vote outside a general election since 1973. election results
Letters

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'
Big Issue Recruit's Catherine Parsons interviewing Alan Milburn.
Catherine Parsons

Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'

'I've worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families'
Juliea Morris is a Family Centre Manager in Woking, Surrey.
Juliea Morris

'I've worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families'

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Big Issue Education programme shows a Big Issue vendor speaking to children in a school
Education

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
a young person sat on a bench
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse CEO and artistic director Marcus Davey
Changemakers 2026

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'
Unemployed University of Leeds graduate Charlie.
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'

I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
Childline counsellor
Jenny Cockle

I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence
Rayyan Aboobaker

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
Language

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Kevin McKenna MP

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue

I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support
Alfie-James Waring
Alfie-James Waring

I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'
Former player Micky Hazard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock
Mental health

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings 'we cannot police our way out of crisis'
domestic abuse survivor/ silhouette of woman
Violence against women and girls

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings 'we cannot police our way out of crisis'

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour's homelessness strategy?
Prime minister Keir Starmer hosting a press conference with school children.
Phil Kerry

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour's homelessness strategy?

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives
A stock image of teenagers in a school class.
Jack Reynolds

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives