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‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
Big Issue readers rail against a report suggesting that PIP payments should be cut for one-in-six working age claimants.
Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Almost half of young people aged 18 to 34 say they would not use AI for any financial tasks – meaning there is a responsibility for trusted debt advice organisations to make help easy to find and approachable
Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
Record numbers of households are living in temporary accommodation, despite funding and targets being in place to tackle the issue. So why are new homes still so slow to arrive? We’ve asked Wates Residential’s Pip Prongué, who explains why good partnerships are key, and how planning needs a new approach.
‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’
‘Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’
‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
‘I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project’
‘I was diagnosed with a rare dementia that affects my vision. I turned it into an art project’
Meet the people with Alzheimer’s and their families coming together in a dementia run club
Meet the people with Alzheimer’s and their families coming together in a dementia run club
Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
‘I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s’
‘I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s’
Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community
Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community
Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
Want to help the families of people with dementia? Here’s what to do
Want to help the families of people with dementia? Here’s what to do
Our dementia research is bringing new hope for a cure – and already changing lives
Our dementia research is bringing new hope for a cure – and already changing lives
Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’
Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
The Edinburgh tour delivered by a former homeless woman that goes to the city’s darkest corners
The Edinburgh tour delivered by a former homeless woman that goes to the city’s darkest corners
Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
