Quebec says it will provide a guaranteed basic income for 84,000 people who are deemed to have a "severely limited capacity to work" because of physical, psychiatric or development disabilities.
Those deemed eligible will see their annual benefits increase to $18,029 annually by 2023, up from $12,749 annually today.
As jurisdictions around the world study and mull the concept of guaranteed income, Quebec has taken one of the boldest steps yet.But the province’s Economic Action Plan to Foster Economic Inclusion and Social Participation 2017-2023 does not embrace the concept of a basic income for all.On the contrary, while bolstering support for […]
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