Modelling suggests plans would be "progressive, affordable and halve destitution"
The Scottish Government should deliver on its basic income proposals by giving every adult an ‘initial’ £2,400 a year, a new report urges.
And raising this to £4,800 over successive parliaments would completely eliminate destitution in Scotland, which affects around 52,875 households a year, the RSA/RSA Scotland argues. A Basic Income for Scotland [live here from 2100h, Wednesday 8 May: https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/reports/basic-income-scotland] argues this would give people the “freedom” to work, study, create new businesses and care for relatives, alongside “economic security”.It follows trials in Finland and Canada which have […]
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