Could a Universal Basic Income, help solve the Governments deficit problems?

Some links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52967720
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.independent.co.uk/voice…s-pandemic-nhs-liberal-democrats-b404498.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.u…e-is-gathering-support-has-it-ever-worked-and What level should the UBI be set at? The only article I’ve seen reference to a value was for £2400, or £200 a month. Lets start with that. Should this offset the state pension? https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/how-its-calculated The full state pension is £175.20 a week, earned by 35 years of qualifying work – £9.1k a year. The UBI of 2400 is approximately 25% of this, so could we reduce the 35 qualifying years down to 30 years, or reduce the number of hours required […]

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