Young people

There's more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
child on social media
Elizabeth Anderson

There's more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

Elizabeth Anderson, CEO of the Digital Poverty Alliance, argues that the social media ban won’t close the digital divide, only widen it
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
teacher with kids doing drama
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I'm fighting for a better future for young people
Dr Mark Prince
Mark Prince

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I'm fighting for a better future for young people

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
A boy playing football
Jamie Masraff

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'
Every adult in England, Scotland and Wales can cast a vote today, making it the biggest vote outside a general election since 1973. election results
Letters

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Teenage boys on bench
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later
Teenager on a laptop
Employment

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later

Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'
Big Issue Recruit's Catherine Parsons interviewing Alan Milburn.
Catherine Parsons

Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'

'I've worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families'
Juliea Morris is a Family Centre Manager in Woking, Surrey.
Juliea Morris

'I've worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families'

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Big Issue Education programme shows a Big Issue vendor speaking to children in a school
Education

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
a young person sat on a bench
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse CEO and artistic director Marcus Davey
Changemakers 2026

The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI
Paul McNamee

Ireland's basic income for artists shows respect for human creativity in the age of AI

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'
Unemployed University of Leeds graduate Charlie.
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: 'It's like running into a brick wall'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
Childline counsellor
Jenny Cockle

I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence
Rayyan Aboobaker

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis