From top: Finland’s two-year basic income trial failed to encourage its participants to work more but it did improve their wellbeing; Michael Taft
In 2017 the Finnish Government launched a two-year experiment in Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Two thousand unemployed people were selected at random and paid an unconditional €560 per month (though, in the complex Finish social protection system, they still retained social assistance, housing and sickness allowance).Even if they found work they continued to receive the €560 per month – as per the nature of UBI. The experiment is over and an initial report published . The two […]
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