Young people

New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift
Road safety

New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift

Similar measures in other parts of the world have seen great success in reducing road deaths

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
Housing crisis

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health

More than two million young people are living in damp or dangerous homes and that’s taking a toll on their health and finances, think tank Resolution Foundation has warned.

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?
recruitment

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?

Young people are still feeling the effects of the pandemic on their social skills and confidence, making it harder than ever for them to enter the workplace. But there are schemes out there to help.

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents
Disability

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Career advice

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation

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‘Everyone has a superpower’: How The Youth Group helps young people find the right career
Jobs

‘Everyone has a superpower’: How The Youth Group helps young people find the right career

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Cost of living crisis

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
book reviews

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever

Youth charity to give young people cash to help with the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Youth charity to give young people cash to help with the cost of living crisis

Money saving tips to fight the cost of living crisis with the UK’s chief youth officer
Money saving tips

Money saving tips to fight the cost of living crisis with the UK’s chief youth officer

Check out this new podcast inspiring young people
Podcasts

Check out this new podcast inspiring young people

All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
Books

All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French
Books

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French

Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me
Books

Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me

Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Cost of living crisis

Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months

The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
Employment crisis

The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it

Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
Social Justice

Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’

A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled
Unemployment

A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled

It’s tough being young and broke. But help is out there
Money

It’s tough being young and broke. But help is out there

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked
Unemployment

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
Employment

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities

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I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
Unemployment

I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life

An employee’s market? Long term unemployment for young people is still higher than pre-pandemic
Youth unemployment

An employee’s market? Long term unemployment for young people is still higher than pre-pandemic

This pioneering project defied national reoffending rates – by giving young people a job
Employment

This pioneering project defied national reoffending rates – by giving young people a job

Five graphs that show why the world today is so unfair for young people
Future generations

Five graphs that show why the world today is so unfair for young people