The topic of welfare and the Welfare State is vast and well documented at CBIT.
We have long argued that the majority of current means-tested benefits, like Universal Credit, are not only expensive to run, but also demeaning humiliating to those who use them.
We believe that a Citizens Basic Income (also known as Universal Basic Income) is a better way to tackle poverty and financial insecurity.
It is a simple concept: A regular payment to all citizens, no questions asked. Everyone gets it as a right of citizenship.
Below you can explore the topic of welfare and the Welfare State and its relation to Citizens Income.
Philip Alston, the UN Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, has issued his report on poverty in the UK: The philosophy underpinning the British welfare system has changed radically Read More
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published research on disability benefits and the supported care for which Local Authorities are responsible: … We find that receipt of … support rises Read More
Introduction Family carers are people of any age who regularly provide practical, emotional and organisational care and assistance to long term sick and disabled family members. This article focusses on Read More
The London School of Economics has published research about the alleged simplicity of Universal Credit and the lived experience of benefit claimants. Kate Summers and David Young challenge the assumed Read More
Research on the relationship between Universal Credit and the reasons for civil servants leaving their jobs at the Department for Work and Pensions has been published on the LSE’s British Read More
Anyone earning over £50,000 per annum and living in a household that receives Child Benefit has to pay additional Income Tax. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown that because Read More
The Citizen’s Basic Income Trust has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee’s Welfare Safety Net Inquiry. Details of the Inquiry can be found here. The Read More
In a recent article, ‘Welfare Futures’ (IPPR Progressive Review, vol. 25, no. 3, Winter 2018, pp. 320-29), Ruth Patrick, begins with diagnosis: The UK’s social security system is in a Read More