Basic income is one solution to our growing mental health crisis

Basic income is one solution to our growing mental health crisis

Stigma surrounding mental health is on the decline: we talk about it in the media, in our workplaces and with our friends, and importantly with professionals. But one of the few remaining taboos is talking about what causes a lot of our anxieties and depression: stress, worklessness, job-insecurity, poverty, financial insecurity, inequality. In short, work.

In the recent trial of basic income in Finland , in which 2,000 people received 560 euros (£473) every month for two years – regardless of whether they were in work, in-between jobs or out of work – notable reductions in stress levels were observed.

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