The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has commissioned a survey into public sentiment around basic income.
The headline finding of the survey, in which 2,070 people were polled by Populus, weas that 41% of people support the idea, compared to just 17% being opposed to it.
The RSA defines basic income as “a regular, unconditional payment made to every adult and child. It is not dependent on other earned or unearned income, is not means-tested and is not withdrawn as earnings rise”. The idea is that it would replace the current universal credit system […]
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