low income Analysis & Commentary Economy Future of Rural Areas A thriving rural economy An affordable place to live ‘Basic income’ is a tax-free, unconditional and non-contributory basic weekly income automatically paid to people (weekly or monthly) irrespective of how much they earn or their work status. Interest in basic income is growing– with pilots in Spain , Italy , Finland , Kenya and the Scottish Government supporting Local Authorities to explore a scheme. What does a basic income scheme in England look like and how would it work in rural areas? Jessica Sellick investigates.
What is basic […]
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