Could Scots be guaranteed a minimum income? [bbc.com]

Karen Clemmer 8/25/212:28 PM

By Philip Sim, British Broadcasting Corporation, August 17, 2021

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A Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) would aim to provide everyone in Scotland with a minimum acceptable standard of living - so that everyone has enough money for housing, food and essentials as well as covering individual circumstances like disability or caring requirements.

Studies were actually run during the previous Holyrood term of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) - a sweeping scheme which would see cash paid out to everyone, regardless of income or wealth. Proponents say this could cut poverty and welfare bureaucracy - but it would be expensive, and require buy-in from both the Scottish and UK governments.

An MIG differs from a UBI in important ways. Crucially, it is targeted at those on lower incomes, rather than being universal.

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