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Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
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Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

New polling in line with the publication of Big Issue’s latest impact report highlights the need for more opportunities for young people

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

Sociability app founder Matt Pierri is on a mission to make the lives of disabled people easier and the world more accessible with the help of Big Issue Invest

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people

The MasterChef: The Professionals judge is the new executive chef at 130 Primrose, which gives people with experience of homelessness a chance to make a start in a fine-dining restaurant

How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
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How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy

Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
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Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employment

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
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‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Our journalism

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employment

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Big Issue Invest

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
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How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
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Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back

I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened
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I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened

Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
Big Issue Invest

Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
Big Issue Invest

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more

Inside the Big Issue: Thatcher at 100
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Thatcher at 100

Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations

Big Issue Impact Advisory appoints Sasha Afanasieva as new MD
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Impact Advisory appoints Sasha Afanasieva as new MD

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

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

Big Issue Invest names Holger Westphely as new Managing Director
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest names Holger Westphely as new Managing Director

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Housing

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award

How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’
Community

How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
Big Issue Invest

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
Paul McNamee

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump

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

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Big Issue Invest

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership

Nearly half of Brits would struggle to pay for basic necessities in a month of losing income unexpectedly, new Big Issue YouGov poll reveals
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Nearly half of Brits would struggle to pay for basic necessities in a month of losing income unexpectedly, new Big Issue YouGov poll reveals