The program that gives unemployed Finns $690 each month with no strings attached will end in 2019. John Holcroft—Getty Images/Ikon Images
Finland’s universal basic income experiment will end next year , and lawmakers there are quietly moving toward a different welfare approach.
The basic income program in Finland, which was praised as cutting edge when it was announced, pays $690 to 2,000 Finns each month, with no conditions.Finland’s social security institution, Kela, selected participants at random from people ages 25 to 58 who were unemployed. Initially, the program was supposed to be expanded this year to include workers as well as […]
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