themotioncloud via Getty Images The results of a social experiment in Finland which saw unemployed people paid a basic income by the government has bolstered calls for the scheme to be tested in the UK as a possible alternative to Universal Credit.
As part of a nationwide trial, 2,000 randomly-selected unemployed people were given €560 a month to live on for two years. Unlike traditional benefits, they continued to receive the same amount of money even if they became employed or failed to look for a job altogether.
While there was no evidence from the first year of the experiment that […]
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