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How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
As young people in Britain face a barrier to get on the jobs ladder, new research from Social Market Foundation revealed what you do for a first job can make a 24% difference to what you earn in your thirties
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
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‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Cost of living crisis
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Housing
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
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Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Employment
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
Social justice
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Activism
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
Environment
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
