By Dr Marcia Gibson , Investigator Scientist (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit), Institute for Health and Wellbeing .
Universal basic income (UBI) is defined as a cash transfer paid to all individuals without conditions, at a fixed value which is not affected by any other income. Definitions vary regarding the value of payments, but a ‘full’ basic income is often taken to include payments which cover basic subsistence (PDF) . Interest has mushroomed in recent years in response to increasing employment insecurity and in-work poverty, with pilots and trials conducted or planned in a number of locations, and […]
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