Evidence will be given to the Welsh Parliament’s Petitions Committee (Anthony Devlin/PA) Poverty in Wales would be halved if the Welsh Government established a universal basic income (UBI) system in the country, a major study has found.
The research, carried out by leading think tank Autonomy, found UBI would decrease overall poverty rates in Wales by 50%, and child poverty would decrease by 64%, bringing it to a rate of under 10% in Wales.
It is currently at 28% – the worst in the UK.It also found nearly three quarters of people in Wales, 69%, support piloting UBI.UBI is a government […]
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