MHEP received £1.7m from BII this year. Photo: Vianney Le Caer By Kristy Dorsey Assets under management and advisory by the investment arm of The Big Issue broke through the £200 million barrier this year, the 10th anniversary of the launch of its first investment fund. The annual impact report from Big Issue Invest (BII) shows that it is now supporting more than one million individuals across the UK, with £41.7m provided to 160 organisations during the year to March 2020. In turn, those social enterprises provided services to customers often marginalised from mainstream support. Among them was the Mental Health and Employment Partnership (MHEP), which received £1.7m to help those with severe mental illness, addictions and learning disabilities into paid employment. Approximately 100 people have secured a job through this programme so far during the pandemic.