Councillor wants PCC to consider Universal Basic Income to replace benefits

Councillor wants PCC to consider Universal Basic Income to replace benefits

Green councillor Nicola Day wants Peterborough City Council (PCC) to consider Universal Basic Income as a replacement to the current benefit system. Cllr Nicola Day, of Peterborough City Council. Photo: John Baker On Wednesday, January 27, Green councillors will present a motion calling on the government to pilot Universal Basic Income (UBI) in Peterborough.

The motion followers the result of work by UBI Lab – a new group of activists, campaigners and academics who are exploring the potential of UBI in the UK.

Six councils have already passed motions calling for UBI pilots, including: Liverpool in 2018, Sheffield in 2019, Hull […]

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