Officials wanted to find out is a Universal income would actually help people find work Finland has just completed a two year ‘single income for all’ experiment – and the results are fascinating.
Over two years, the Government paid 2,000 people a tax-free £490 a month (€560) instead of unemployment benefit.
The payments weren’t means-tested, and recipients weren’t required to seek or accept jobs during this time. It was paid regardless of any other income they may have had and the benefit would not be scrapped if they found a job.The idea was to find out if a Universal Basic Income […]
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