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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’
Some 981,000 people aged 16 to 24 were considered not in education, employment or training between April and June this year, as latest data shows fall below one million.
‘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’
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
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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’
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’
Cost of living crisis
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
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
Housing
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
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’
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
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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
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’
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Social justice
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
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
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
