Universal basic income trial starts in Germany

Germany is set to trial providing citizens with a universal basic income, launching a three-year study of how receiving a non-means tested guaranteed flat-rate monthly sum from the state affects the economy and recipients’ well-being

The study is being organised by the German Institute for Economic Research and has been funded by 140,000 private donations.

It will see 120 people paid €1,200 (£1068) each month for three years. Researchers will monitor their experiences compared with another group of 1,380 people who will not receive the payments.All participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about their lives, work, and emotional state […]

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