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

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
Digital inclusion

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

A prison rehabilitation programme and a charity fighting digital poverty in Manchester are among those receiving free Lenovo laptops

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

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

The Labour government says a new national digital ID will curb illegal immigration. But the real effect could be shutting millions out of everyday life, writes digital inclusion expert Chloe Coleman

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

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The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
Politics

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
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
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
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’
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
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
Advertorial

Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Press Release

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’
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
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
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
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
Exclusive

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

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

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

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

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

What would happen if you lost your internet access overnight? We asked the public
Digital Inclusion

What would happen if you lost your internet access overnight? We asked the public

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits
digital inclusion

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits