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…
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Response rates from 290 Regionalism voters.
79% Yes |
21% No |
65% Yes |
13% No |
14% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
8% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 290 Regionalism voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 290 Regionalism voters.
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Unique answers from Regionalism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9M6KQGX9mos9MO
No, but people should be guaranteed adequate housing and food, free of charge, the same way they're guaranteed healthcare and education.
@9HRPL631yr1Y
Yes, but this will need to be refined to make sure that the system is not being abused. Hard working people in full time employment should not struggle for necessities while those who do not want to work are being financially supported.
@98JYJRL2yrs2Y
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.
@B2DDLC25 days5D
Yes but only for citizens and this should be removed for those who commit a violent, sexual or drug dealing/trafficking crime
@B296CSS2wks2W
Yes but it not be set so high as to discourage or dis-incentivise people from joining the work force
@B28P8M92wks2W
In future this could be a brilliant policy that pushes britiain to the top of hte global stage, however, currently it should only be limited to those earning +£5000 above minimum wage and below
@B26RSRF4wks4W
Yes but checks should be made to make sure people aren't taking advantage of this. People who are capable of working should be working.
@9ZT3ZTW2mos2MO
Eventually as more automation comes in, in order to give people the ability to retrain towards a different career.
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