A Universal Basic Income program is social security program where all citizens of a country receive a regular, unconditional sum of money from the government. The funding for Universal Basic Income comes from taxation and government owned entities including income from endowments, real estate and natural resources. Several countries, including Finland, India and Brazil, have experimented with a UBI system but have not implemented a permanent program. The longest running UBI system in the world is the Alaska Permanent Fund in the U.S. state of Alaska. In the Alaska Permanent Fund each indivi…
Read more59% Yes |
41% No |
47% Yes |
32% No |
11% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
9% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
See how support for each position on “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 56.7k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 56.7k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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The government should do all it can to encourage people into work, and ensure that all jobs pay enough to cover basic necessities including food and housing.
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No, but people should be guaranteed adequate housing and food, free of charge, the same way they're guaranteed healthcare and education.
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Yes, but it should be means tested. It should be for working people only who do not qualify for government assistance but have a household income less than £70,000 for couples and less than £35,000 for single people (figures based on estimated average wage in the UK)
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Yes however people need to be working regardless of what it is. Painting over graffiti, picking litter etc
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I believe there should be UBI for those who truly deserve and need it. However, the government needs to be strict and enforcing on the issue to minimise economic spending and money wasting.
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if uk keeps on punishing working people, i would say yes. lots of benefits taking people doesn’t need to work for generations. but hard working people taking zero to none pay everymonth after the rent transports and high rise living and est out, basic human rights,. this is insane
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