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Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in England (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Troy to c/humanities

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"Universal basic income usually covers people’s basic needs but we want to see what effect this unconditional lump sum has on people’s mental and physical health, whether they choose to work or not," says Will Stronge, the director of research at the thinktank Autonomy, which is backing the plan.

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[–] Troy 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

we should aspire to give people housing where they want to live

@alyaza Absolutely, that's exactly the underlying idea of UBI imho, to give people choice. An UBI puts people in a much better position to negotiate all kinds of contracts like rent, mortgage, or employment, as they don't have to accept the next best offer for having trouble making ends meet.