A handful of English households will receive £1,600 in cash every month from the government for doing nothing, if a universal basic income trial passes.
Universal Basic Income is the idea that automatically giving all citizens the same amount could reduce poverty and the cost to taxpayers of running a complicated system of means-tested benefits.
But it also faced fierce backlash from critics who believe the plan is costly and could backfire.This week, the Autonomy think tank launched deep plans for how an English universal basic income trial might work.Under the plans, 30 people will each be paid £1,600 a month […]
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