Basic income has been tried in countries across the world and Wales from Friday will start its own pilot by giving no-strings-attached cash to young care leavers
There can’t be many people who wouldn’t like the idea of free money being passed their way.
Benefits payments are often based on earnings or are means-tested, meaning they apply to those who are worst off.But universal basic income (UBI) works differently in principle, with the idea being that anyone and everyone should receive a fixed amount from the government in what would amount to a colossal overhaul of the benefits system.Pilot schemes have […]
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