7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (615+ words) Without supported housing, Andrew could have failed his apprenticeship and faced homelessness. Thousands more are stuck in the same trap....

6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (744+ words) Being NEET " not in employment, education or training " in early life can have far-reaching effects lasting into midlife, new research has found Almost a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are currently not in employment, education or training. Image: Pexels…...

19+ hour, 36+ min ago  (471+ words) In the last decade the UK will have paid France more than "1 billion to stop channel crossings. We know these policies don't work. Home secretary Shabana Mahmood delivers a speech on immigration at the Institute for Public Policy Research on…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1188+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. Alan Milburn spoke to Big Issue Recruit's Catherine Parsons about what can be done to reduce numbers of young people not in education,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (889+ words) As part of the Big Issue's series on the SEND system, Elizabeth Padilla shares her experience of struggling to get support for her kids...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago  (257+ words) Katie Nellist is a young autistic woman who missed out on most of her secondary school education because of a lack of special education support. As the government consults on reforms to the system, Nellist writes about what must change…...

23+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1194+ words) When Mina fled her abusive partner for emergency accommodation, she thought she was safe. But he could see exactly where she was. The smartwatch she'd inadvertently left behind was linked to her phone via the cloud. Mina's abuser logged in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (601+ words) It feels like we've landed somewhere over the rainbow where people have realised that it's easier to skip the self-examination Image: Randy Jacob on Unsplash Like much of the world, Baby Reindeer was my introduction to Richard Gadd. But interviewing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (487+ words) Andy would be lost without his faithful dog, Lucky Charm 50% of net proceeds from your purchase of a subscription will go direct to Andy Originally, I started on Big Issue probably about 10 years ago. I moved over from Jersey with…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (860+ words) We asked experts about the potential benefits and drawbacks of moving away from GDP as a measure of growth in the UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Image: Wikimedia Commons Zack Polanski has said that a Green Party government would…...