Citizen’s basic income policy experiment successful in Finland

Citizen's basic income policy experiment successful in Finland

Finland ran the experiment between 2017 and 2018 ONE of the main criticisms of the proposals for a citizen’s basic income policy is that it would affect people’s willingness to work, but news from Finland yesterday confirmed that the country’s trial of the system did not stop people in the programme from seeking work.

The first trial period of Finland’s basic income experiment ended last year and early indications showed that it did not appear to have any statistical impact on employment.

The concern that it might stop people seeking work now also appears to be unfounded, according to a new […]

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