According to the latest reports, the £1,600 a month Universal Basic Income in England will be tested in a pilot program for the first time. A total of 30 people will reportedly receive this sum unconditionally every month for 2 years and will be observed for the effects on their lives. In addition, it was also reported that two locations in England, East Finchley in North London and Central Jarrow in North East England, were selected for the micro-pilot scheme. As mentioned, the scheme will run for two years and the 30 participants will be observed to see what effect it has on their lives physically and mentally. Please continue reading this article and read this column to the end.
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Autonomy think tank research director Will Stronge said £1,600 is a substantial amount. He further added that UBI (Universal Basic Income) covers only people’s basic needs, but Autonomy wants to see how it will affect people’s mental and physical health, whether they decide to work or not. Will Stronge further added: “Our society will require some sort of basic income for years to come, given the tumult of climate change, technological disruption and the industrial transition that is coming. That is why building the evidence base and public engagement now is so important, so that the ground is well prepared for national implementation.”
In 2022, the mayor of Greater Manchester named Andy Burnham said when speaking about the cost of living crisis that Universal Basic Income was a scheme whose time had come. The mayor of Greater Manchester added: “A universal basic income will lay a solid foundation under everyone so they can have a secure life and stop worrying about everything.” While advocates argued that UBI can provide a level of economic security to people. In fact, the UBI is being considered as a solution to the insecurity of workers. But some said that UBI is expensive. Scroll down the page.
Do you know that devolved government is already running a plan to pay young people in Wales £1,600 a month for two years? Basic Income Conversation co-founder Cleo Goodman said we expect this scheme to work in the first basic income pilots in England. She added: “No one should have to face poverty, having to choose between heating and eating, in one of the richest countries in the world.” According to Cleo Goodman, the Basic Income Conversation has the potential to simplify the welfare system and tackle poverty in the UK.
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