Basic income could virtually eliminate poverty in the United Kingdom at a cost of £67 billion per year

Basic income could virtually eliminate poverty in the United Kingdom at a cost of £67 billion per year

NHS workers march for more pay on 29 July 2020. | WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/PA Images. All rights reserved. Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a policy that would provide a regular, cash income to every citizen without means test or work requirement – is surprisingly inexpensive. The United Kingdom could introduce a full UBI (one large enough to live on) for just £67 billion per year or 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a study Georg Arendt and I recently completed .

Attention to UBI in the United Kingdom has increased substantially as the Scottish Parliament discusses experimenting with it […]

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