The government is being urged to consider a new system which will see the end of benefits.
Known as ‘basic income’, its an idea whereby each person gets paid a basic income – whether they’re in work or not.
While it may sound far fetched, it has already been tried in countries such as Finland and Canada.The Netherlands and parts of the USA have also shown interest into the scheme.And now there is a call for pilot schemes to be tried in parts of the UK – including replacing child benefits and giving children aged four and under an income as […]
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