Universal Basic Income: What is it, will I get it and how could it be rolled out in Hull?

Universal Basic Income: What is it, will I get it and how could it be rolled out in Hull?

(Image: Philip Toscano/PA Wire) It’s a radical new welfare system which – if introduced – would see the government give everyone free money.

If implemented, the scheme would see the current welfare state overhauled and replaced with a single payments policy, with the aim of addressing poverty and unemployment .

Whether you work or not, and regardless of gender, family structure or anything else, universal basic income (UBI) would be paid out on an unconditional basis, to everyone.It would mean an end to fit-for-work tests, an end to assessment periods, an end to means testing and more.But how will it work, […]

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