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As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we're all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
Diane Johnson

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we're all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

Proposed changes to disability benefits could exclude autistic people from vital support and deepen barriers to employment, says Diane Johnson, CEO of EnFold
Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant, applauds UK's NDA ban: 'It's given me faith in democracy'
Workers' rights

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant, applauds UK's NDA ban: 'It's given me faith in democracy'

Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both
Emily Holzhausen

Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Wages

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders

DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Four-day working week

Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'
Students at Gaza Great Minds
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'

MPs vote to take forward 'brutal' cuts to disability benefits: 'It will come to haunt this government'
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

MPs vote to take forward 'brutal' cuts to disability benefits: 'It will come to haunt this government'

Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour's benefits bill, PIP changes and who's affected
Keir Starmer
Welfare reform

Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour's benefits bill, PIP changes and who's affected

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Deliveroo delivery person on a bicycle
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don't know where I'd be without PIP
Haitham Elmasri
Disability benefits

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don't know where I'd be without PIP

Huge student blocks are transforming city skylines. But is there a darker motive behind the boom?
Student accommodation

Huge student blocks are transforming city skylines. But is there a darker motive behind the boom?

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking in parliament
Disability Benefits

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'
Onside takeover

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn't work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

If Labour takes my PIP away, I'll have to give up the job I love
Photo of Hannah Moreton, who works for Sense
Disability benefits

If Labour takes my PIP away, I'll have to give up the job I love

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless
a blue tent pitched in a car park with a shopping trolley and plastic bags leaning against it
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
Paralympians Sophie Christansen, David Smith and Ben Pritchard
Disability benefit cuts

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts

School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education
Onside Takeover

School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts
Disability benefits

'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'
Man serves afternoon tea
Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights

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