The coronavirus/Citizen’s Basic Income debate
A variety of resources is now available to help us to think through the relationship between the coronavirus crisis and the Citizen’s Basic Income debate. Our article, ‘Coronavirus: and the Read More
Citizen's Basic Income
An unconditional, nonwithdrawable income paid to every individual as a right of citizenship.
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3rd May 2020
21st January 2020
Daily reasons for Citizen’s Basic Income
The book 101 Reasons for a Citizen’s Income was published in 2015 by the Policy Press. In 2016 we published the reasons one at a time over a period of 101 Read More
25th April 2018
Citizen’s Basic Income: A booklet and a poster
Citizen’s Basic Income: A brief introduction Contents What is a Citizen’s Basic Income? How would it work? Six fundamental changes Four frequently asked questions Constructing a feasible Citizen’s Basic Income scheme Read More
21st May 2020
Director’s retirement
After twenty-five years as Secretary and then Director, Dr. Malcolm Torry has retired from the voluntary post of Director of the Citizen’s Basic Income Trust. The Trust’s Secretary, Mark Wadsworth, Read More
15th May 2020
Journal of European Social Policy blog article about Basic Income
The Journal of European Social Policy has published a JESP European Social Policy Blog article, ‘The Basic Income Debate: Keeping it Intelligent‘, by Malcolm Torry During the past five years Read More
14th May 2020
A humorous take on Citizen’s Basic Income pilot projects
Readers looking for a little light relief in these difficult times might enjoy a recent article by Tomas Pueyo about pilot projects. (Take no notice of the map. It’s rather Read More
13th May 2020
Precarious Work, Unemployment Benefit Generosity and Basic Income
The Journal of Social Policy has published an article by Young-Kyu Shin, Teemu Kmppainen and Katai Kuitto, ‘Precarious Work, Unemployment Benefit Generosity and Universal Basic Income Preferences: A Multilevel Study Read More
13th May 2020
A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income: A multidisciplinary approach
Malcolm Torry’s new book new, A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income: A multidisciplinary approach, will be published in June 2020 The book can be preordered. The ebook is £25. The Read More