Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: A microsimulation modelling study

Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: A microsimulation modelling study

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Background

Population mental health in the United Kingdom (UK) has deteriorated, alongside worsening socioeconomic conditions, over the last decade. Policies such as Universal Basic Income (UBI) have been suggested as an alternative economic approach to improve population mental health and reduce health inequalities. UBI may improve mental health (MH), but to our knowledge, no studies have trialled or modelled UBI in whole populations. We aimed to estimate the short-term effects of introducing UBI […]

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