Basic income recipients described their wellbeing more positively than those in the control group. A two-year basic income experiment in Finland found that the no-strings-attached benefit improved recipients’ mental wellbeing but didn’t directly contribute to helping them find work. The final results echo preliminary results published last year.
Those receiving a basic income over the past two years reported feeling less mental strain, depression, sadness and loneliness compared to the control group, national benefits agency Kela said on Wednesday during the release of a final report (in Finnish) on the experiment.
Kela said the introduction of the previous government’s activation model […]
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