Universal Basic Income pilot scheme for Londoners delayed by Labour
The politicians supporting this motion included many Labour PMs, Welsh AMs, peers and councillors calling for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in their areas.
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Labour MP: The pandemic reinforces the case for a Universal Basic Income
Beth Winter MP is making the case for a Universal Basic Income and pushing for Labour to get behind that policy
MPs and Peers demand government introduce ’emergency’ Universal Basic Income
Westminster party leaders demand a ‘Recovery UBI’ to support the millions who ‘slip through the cracks’ of the government’s income support schemes.
Natalie Bennett: The Universal Basic Income needs to be trialled across Britain ASAP
Scotland is now running trials on implementing a universal basic income. And the initiative should be rolled across Britain, Natalie Bennett writes.
Why it’s time for a universal basic income in Britain
Our welfare system must promote employment as well as providing a safety net
European plans to regulate credit card transaction fees could hit poorest
The European Commission’s plans to regulate so-called ‘multilateral interchange fees’ could have major implications for the government’s ability to successfully implement welfare reform and will negatively impact on financial inclusion efforts in the UK.
A US perspective on tax credits and the politics of reform
The ability of low-wage individuals to move up and out of poverty through work alone is much less clear than the UK prime minister suggested.
Tax credit changes will discourage work and have other disastrous effects
There are warnings today that 424,000 adults and 470,000 children are at risk of falling into poverty as a result of the government’s tax credit changes.
Universal children’s services must be part of the state’s duty to families
Labour needs to remake the case for a universalist approach to childcare, writes new Fabian Society General Secretary Andrew Harrop.
LFF brief: universal benefits
Analysis of the current debate on universal benefits.