A recent report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pointed to the need for an immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people, which it says could contribute to slowing the current surge in COVID-19 cases by enabling nearly three billion people to stay at home.
The report, Temporary Basic Income: Protecting Poor and Vulnerable People in Developing Countries, estimates that it would cost from US$199 billion per month to provide a time-bound, guaranteed basic income to the 2.7 billion people living below or just above the poverty line in 132 developing countries.
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