Digital inclusion

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New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
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New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award

Vendors taking part in the fumopay pilot have been able to accept payments from customers via a QR code
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Jack from Neuropool, Lord Bird founder of the Big Issue, Ruth from DWRM. Image Credit - Sophie Okonkwo.
Digital inclusion

Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
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Chloe Coleman

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Elizabeth Anderson

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
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The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?

DWP’s 'unhealthy' AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
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Artificial intelligence

DWP’s 'unhealthy' AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds

Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
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Joel Tiller

Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now

UK risks 'sleepwalking into crisis' as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
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Money

UK risks 'sleepwalking into crisis' as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?

Labour reveals plan to 'take everybody into a new digital era': 'It's a difference between us and Tories'
Secretary of State Peter Kyle hosts a launch event for the new Digital Centre of Government
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to 'take everybody into a new digital era': 'It's a difference between us and Tories'

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

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

Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors
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Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
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How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Hammersmith Big Issue vendor Dave Martin uses his giffgaff phone to take a contactless payment. Credit Andy Parsons
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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'
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Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
Financial and digital inclusion

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors

We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now
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Zoe Osmond

We need urgent action to protect next generation from 'inescapable' gambling – now

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change
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Elizabeth Anderson

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change

Here's what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Simon Community Scotland using devices to tackle digital inclusion and homelessness
Digital inclusion

Here's what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people

'It's a choice between dinner and devices': Millions of children held back by digital poverty
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Exclusive

'It's a choice between dinner and devices': Millions of children held back by digital poverty

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK
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Sponsored content

No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK

From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher
Digital Inclusion

From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher

Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
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Digital inclusion

Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal
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EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal