The public are being asked for their views on the ‘bold and innovative’ plan to tackle poverty
Work to examine creating a Minimum Income Guarantee in Scotland is underway.
Social justice secretary Shona Robison will today (17 Aug) co-chair the first meeting of a new steering group to drive forward the new policy which aims to reduce poverty, inequality and insecurity.Different from a flat-rate Universal Basic Income, which has been trialled in countries such as Finland and Canada, a Minimum Income Guarantee would see money targeted at those with the least to give every household an acceptable standard of living and […]
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