Plans for Liverpool to be the first city to bring in a Universal Basic Income (UBI) will be discussed at a full council meeting tonight.
Former Deputy Mayor and Warbeck councillor Ann O’Byrne has put forward a motion for debate on piloting a scheme that would give everyone in the city an unconditional basic income.
The radical plan is set to be included in the Labour Party’s next election manifesto.The idea would mean ditching the traditional means tested benefits system and replacing it with an unconditional flat rent payment to all UK citizens – regardless of their situation.In her motion, […]
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