An Aberdeen charity boss is looking to drum up support for a new universal wage to be trialled in Aberdeen.
Dave Simmers, chief executive of CFine and chairman of newly-formed Food Poverty Action Aberdeen (FPAA), has expressed an interest in Universal Basic Income (UBI).
The measure, being trialled in several areas across the country by the Scottish Government, means a standard payment is made by the state to individuals, regardless of income. Dave Simmers Academics believe the measure will allow people to explore other, less well-paid avenues of work without falling under the poverty line.The FPAA says research is to be […]
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