IDS think tank claims basic income would be worse than universal credit

IDS think tank claims basic income would be worse than universal credit

Iain Duncan Smith’s Centre for Social Justice says the poorest would be much worse off on a basic income than universal credit A THINK tank co-founded by former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says the poorest people in the UK would be worse off under a system of universal basic income than they are on universal credit.

The controversial claim has come from the centre-right think tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). Duncan Smith brought in the much-criticised universal credit (UC) when he was work and pensions secretary.

The Scottish Government has already launched universal basic income (UBI) pilots in […]

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