Shirley-Anne Somerville says the benefits system needs to be "reset" Copyright: JPIMedia Shirley-Anne Somervile said that the outbreak has strengthened the case for a universal basic income (UBI) in Scotland and pledged to "press the case" again with UK ministers to back the measure.
New research today also backs a basic income floor for all as a way of responding to the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic.
The number of Scots claiming universal credit rose 110,000 in the month from March 15, compared with about 15,500 in the same period the previous year with widespread concerns that the Department […]
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