Now a research team, led by Lancaster University working with Newcastle University and the University of York, and funded by health research charity the Wellcome Trust, will model the impact of Universal Basic Income (UBI) schemes on health.
UBI is a system of regular, secure, unconditional cash transfers to all citizens. The team’s model of impact suggests that UBI can promote health by reducing poverty, mitigating stress associated with inequality and changing behaviour to promote longer-term interests.
For the first time, the project, which starts this month, will model the impact of UBI to predict its impact on anxiety and depression […]
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