Here, young adults may receive a trial basic income – the first such scheme in Norway

Here, young adults may receive a trial basic income – the first such scheme in Norway

The launch of Trondheim’s basic income project will be the first time that a guaranteed minimum income is tested out in Norway.

The precise parameters of the scheme will be determined this spring.

If everything goes as the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) hopes, young people under 30 who are not working or in a higher education programme will be offered a minimum income of approximately 22,400 USD a year. It is important for researchers to follow the project in Trondheim, says Professor Ann-Helén Bay. Recipients do not have to prove anything other than that they do not have work […]

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