A basic income guarantee to improve the health and wellbeing of Australia’s youth

A basic income guarantee to improve the health and wellbeing of Australia’s youth

A basic income guarantee could enable young people to flourish. Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com Introduction by Croakey: Basic income guarantees, like the Australian Government’s $550 Coronavirus Supplement, have the potential to lift people out of poverty, prevent diseases of despair and improve long-term financial stability, argues public health master’s student Spencer Fowler Steen.

A basic income guarantee could be particularly beneficial for young people who have been hard hit financially and socially during the pandemic, Fowler Steen said in his submission for the Public Health Association of Australia’s Student Think Tank competition.

The National Public Health Student Think Tank […]

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