EXPERT COMMENT: How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health

EXPERT COMMENT: How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health

In an article written for The Conversation, Professor of Public Policy, Matthew T. Johnson & Senior Research Fellow, Elliott Johnson from Northumbria University discuss the ways in which a universal basic income could create a healthier Britain.

In October 1936, 200 men marched from South Tyneside to London to protest against the poverty and unemployment in their town, Jarrow.

Nearly a century later, Jarrow is taking part in a small pilot scheme to test how universal basic income (UBI) could tackle financial insecurity and health inequalities – which continue to plague the town. Under the scheme, two groups – 15 […]

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