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22nd April 2020

New microsimulation research on a Recovery Basic Income and a following sustainable one

At the request of the Compass Basic Income hub’s Basic Income Conversation, Malcolm Torry has undertaken new microsimulation research on a Recovery Basic Income and a following sustainable Basic Income Read More

22nd April 2020

MPs sign letter to Chancellor asking for a Recovery Basic Income

In a letter to the Financial Times more than one hundred opposition MPs and peers have called on the government to pay a Recovery Basic Income to all adults in Read More

3rd April 2020

April monthly update published

The Citizen’s Basic Income Trust’s April monthly update has been published. To read the April update, click here.                 .
2nd April 2020

CBIT evidence to a House of Lords Inquiry

A Citizen’s Basic Income Trust submission has been accepted as evidence by a House of Lords inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. To see the submission, click here. The Read More

30th March 2020

More parliamentary activity about Citizen’s Basic Income

Debates Date Department Forum Title Tue 24 Mar 2020 HM Treasury Commons Chamber Covid-19: Support for Businesses 19 speeches (1,892 words) Found: it needs to go, will he consider using Read More

21st March 2020

Getting Basic Income Done

We have been asked the question: Would it be possible to implement a Citizen’s Basic Income now for the UK? Our previous post on this subject laid out the difficulties. Read More