THE ARGUMENT FOR A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
May 10, 2021
3 minutes
The idea of giving everyone the same payment every month has proven to be a controversial one in the past. But Covid-19 has shifted perceptions.
At a time when incomes have been slashed as jobs are lost and more than six million Brits have turned to Universal Credit, the need for an income floor has never been clearer.
A Universal Basic Income removes the stigma of benefits that the Health Foundation say stopped half a million people claiming Universal Credit in the pandemic. If everyone receives
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