Ontario Basic Income Pilot Improved Participants’ Health, Happiness, Employment Prospects: Survey

Ontario Basic Income Pilot Improved Participants’ Health, Happiness, Employment Prospects: Survey

Ontario’s basic income pilot project was "an angel in disguise" for people who could afford dental work for the first time in years, buy their prescription medications and pay for transportation to and from work, according to a new survey.

"I was able to get the medical equipment I needed so I didn’t have to leave work for my asthma," one participant told the Basic Income Canada Network (BICN).

"I felt finally like I was a part of society and not isolated … It was a feeling of confidence, self-worth," another reported."I was able to live as a happy human being."BICN […]

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