The lucky ones will receive £ 1,600 per month for two years in return for their beautiful eyes.
Thirty chosen lucky people could get £1,600 a month – CHF686,000 at today’s exchange rate – in basic income, if England’s first experiment to examine the effects of a universal basic income begins – mentioned BBC.
Researchers at the Autonomy Research Center are still looking for financial support for this two-year pilot program, within which it will be possible to see how people’s lives would change if they received the correct regular monthly allowance without having to work. So. Participants for the trial will be drawn from two sites, the Jarrow Center in north-east England and East Finchley in north London.
Under the concept of universal basic income, the government pays everyone a flat salary, regardless of their wealth. Supporters of the idea see such programs as a way to streamline the welfare system and tackle poverty.
But critics believe a broad basic income program would be too expensive and divert resources from public services. Moreover, it will not necessarily help alleviate poverty.
Autonomy hopes their project “supports the need for comprehensive trials in the UK to fully understand the potential of basic income”.
In one of the richest countries in the world, no one should have to face poverty. Choosing between heating and eating
– Tell Cleo Goodmanco-founder of Basic Income Conversation, a think tank dealing with the issue of basic income.
“All the evidence shows that a basic income will directly alleviate poverty and improve the well-being of millions of people: the potential benefits are too great to ignore,” he said. strong willResearch director at Autonomy.
“That’s a lot of money. Universal basic income usually covers people’s basic needs, but we want to see how these unconditional payments affect people’s mental and physical health, whether they want to work or not.” It is to explain Strong told the Guardian, continuing:
Our society will need some form of basic income in the coming years, given the changing climate and technology landscape, and the disruption of the upcoming industrial transition.
At the moment, the Autonomy trial is supported by the large local charity and Northumbria University, and future sites have been in talks for two years.
Anyone who is a resident of Jarrow and East Finchley can apply for the programme, furthermore, those selected will not have to share their identity with the public. Although the participants will be chosen at random, it is planned that the group will be representative, and 20 percent of those chosen will be disabled.
By the way, many countries are already testing basic income. Last year, for example, the Welsh Labor government announced a £20m-funded trial – the equivalent of nearly CHF8.6bn – in which young people leaving state care would be offered a general basic income.
The Wales trial will involve 500 young people who will receive a total monthly allowance of £1,600 – roughly the equivalent of a living wage. The program is still ongoing, and the government has promised it will be “rigorously evaluated” at the end of the trial, reports the BBC.
