learning and employment
Compulsory domestic abuse lessons for over 16s could help ‘prevent misogynistic murders’, MPs told
Compulsory domestic abuse lessons for over 16s could help ‘prevent misogynistic murders’, MPs told
Women and men aged 16 to 19 are the most likely of any age group to experience domestic abuse
‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts
‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts
The Big Issue spoke to disabled people about their worries for the future if the government goes ahead with disability benefit cuts
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Big Issue readers have shared their fears about reforms to the benefits system, saying they would ‘love to work but that there needs to be ‘access to timely and adequate healthcare’ before they are able to do so
A windfall tax on bank profits could raise billions. Here’s how that cash could help fix Britain
A windfall tax on bank profits could raise billions. Here’s how that cash could help fix Britain
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
‘The world will be a better place!’: Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps
‘The world will be a better place!’: Why Big Issue became one of the original B Corps
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
How the miners’ strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
