The group studying the desirability and feasibility of a Basic Income pilot project in Scotland has published its final report.
“PARTNERS involved in exploring the feasibility of a Citizens’ Basic Income (CBI) pilot in Scotland have completed the draft final report on their findings. The report concludes a CBI pilot is desirable, but recognises the significant challenges involved. … “
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The second in a series of zoomcasts has now been published.
Unprecendented unemployment figures in the United States of America in the wake of COVID-19 require a new type of response – Is Universal Basic Income the answer?
Karl Widerquist and Scott Santens speak to our anchors Louise Haagh (BIEN), Sarath Davala (INBI and BIEN) and Jamie Cooke (RSA & BIEN).
BIEN Conversations is a series of informal videos with thought leaders in the field of Basic Income and beyond. The aim of the Conversations series is to fill a gap in the coverage of Covid and basic income, by reflecting critically on both the opportunities and risks which this new context for the discussion about basic income creates.
The opinions of the anchors and guests are their own and do not reflect BIEN’s position.
Share Ideas has published a new video about Basic Income.
A Basic Income is an unconditional income paid to every individual. It’s as simple as that. It has a number of different names: Citizen’s Income, Basic Income, Citizen’s Basic Income, Universal Basic Income. They all mean exactly the same: an unconditional income paid to every individual. The amount you received would not depend on your income, your wealth, your household structure or your employment status. It would not depend on anything else, every individual of the same age would receive exactly the same: the same amount, every week or every month, automatically. —–
Written: Dr Malcolm Torry; Narration: Kelly Condron; Music: Lawrence English; Typeface: Raymond Larabie; Film Footage: Pexels, Pixabay, Videoblocks, Videvo; Edited: Digifish
Tuvalu, a country in Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, has implemented an Emergency Basic Income for its population of 11,000.
Source: Social Protection and Jobs Responses to COVID-19: A Real-Time Review of Country Measures, by Ugo Gentilini (WB), Mohamed Almenfi (WB), Pamela Dale (UNICEF), John Blomquist (WB), Harish Natarajan (WB), Guillermo Galicia (WB), Robert Palacios (WB), and Vyjayanti Desai (WB) (World Bank, 2020)
