Basic Income Could Bring Relief to People with Chronic Illness

Basic Income Could Bring Relief to People with Chronic Illness

Imagine the challenges of falling through the gaps in the social security net because, despite being ill, you’re not disabled ‘enough,’ or chronically ill ‘enough,’ to receive financial aid.

By: Joanna Farley

Imagine never being able to sleep properly. How would you feel after 24 hours? 36? 72? How would your cognitive abilities, your emotional state, your physical coordination decline if you only got 2 hours of rest every night? How would your head, muscles, stomach feel, if you were sleep deprived every day of your life?This is what having Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and […]

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