Finland’s universal basic income study has revealed that the programme doesn’t seem to disincentivise work Michael Brooks / Alamy The world’s most robust study of universal basic income has concluded that it benefits recipients’ mental and financial wellbeing, as well as modestly improving employment.
Finland ran a two-year universal basic income study in 2017 and 2018, during which the government gave 2000 unemployed people aged 25 to 58 monthly payments with no strings attached.
The payments of €560 per month were not means tested and were unconditional, meaning they were not reduced if an individual got a job or later had […]
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