The idea of a universal basic income – a government benefit for everyone, whether they work or not – has surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic, but will it really happen?
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell had previously said Labor would try a universal basic income to replace Universal Credit.
And in its manifesto for the December 2019 general election, the Green Party pledged to replace universal credit with a new universal basic income by 2025.It would have delivered a weekly payment of £ 89 for everyone – regardless of employment status – and replaced the current benefit system. But the conservatives won […]
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