learning and employment
Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
The podcaster and author has some big ideas about running the nation if he were prime minister for an afternoon
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
Stuffed Gourmet Trailers are giving Southampton FC fans something to cheer for – thanks to the support of Big Issue Invest
Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Social enterprise Fat Macy’s offers kitchen and hospitality training before helping them with job hunting and securing housing
The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career

How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’

‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
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
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates

Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them

UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
