Heather Humphreys
The Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys (‘We’re always another inquiry away from pension reform,’ Irish Independent, November 4) announces another commission to examine the issue of pensions.
The Programme for Government provides for a pilot of universal basic income in the lifetime of this Government which would follow a review by the Low Pay Commission.Universal basic income is a regular payment to every citizen regardless of circumstances, without any means test or work requirement.Universal basic income would replace the State pension and the majority of social welfare payments.Is it unreasonable to have this new commission consider the implementation of […]
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