(3) View gallery Plans to give every Scot a basic income of £100 a week would risk making child poverty worse, according to a thinktank.
Four councils have won £250,000 from the Scottish Government to test the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for every citizen, to reduce inequality and simplify or replace the complex benefits system.
However the Institute for Public Policy and Research has warned that a Scotland -wide scheme could cost £20bn per year, and increase relative child poverty by up to 35,000.The Institute said by increasing the median income, a so-called Citizen’s Income would raise the […]
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