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Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
Households can currently lose between £17 and £330 a week in benefit payments when a young person starts an apprenticeship.
Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
Artist Philip Colbert is known for his Lobstar sculptures – and now he’s created an exclusive cover for Big Issue
Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
New figures show a ‘very encouraging’ 10% annual fall in rough sleeping between April and June. But the number of people on the streets shows just how far there is to go to achieve the prime minister’s goal of ending rough sleeping
Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they’re still waiting
These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they’re still waiting
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’
Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
