A trial involving 30 people in England will test out the Universal Basic Income (UBI) system.
An innovative project to help alleviate poverty could see people given £1,600 a month by the state. A trial involving 30 people in England will test out the Universal Basic Income system.
The two-year pilot aims to “make the case for a national basic income and more comprehensive trials to fully understand the potential of a basic income in the UK,” reports
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