learning and employment
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’

Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’

Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Big UK businesses are slashing thousands of jobs. Just how much trouble are we in?

Big UK businesses are slashing thousands of jobs. Just how much trouble are we in?
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
Letters: We’re all ‘economically active’ whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

Letters: We’re all ‘economically active’ whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’

DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn

Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’

DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’
Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work

Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds

Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
‘We’re overdue an update:’ A four-day working week will be ‘the norm’ in five years, most Brits say

‘We’re overdue an update:’ A four-day working week will be ‘the norm’ in five years, most Brits say
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing

Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as ‘one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation’

DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as ‘one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation’
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
