‘Get people off the hamster wheel’: Inside Germany’s €1,200 per month basic income experiment

Universal basic income would help ease money worries. File photo: DPA More than 2.1 million people applied to be part of Germany’s first long-term universal basic income project. Could it be a future model for the country? We spoke to the project manager.

It sounds like a dream come true: imagine waking up every month to €1,200 delivered into your bank account without having to work for it.

Well, that’s exactly what will happen for just over 120 people in Germany from next year. They will receive the monthly cash injection from spring 2021 for three years, as part of the […]

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