The Green Party has told Gript that the €72 million Basic Income for the Arts scheme is “cost neutral” to the State, because without it, many recipients would simply “have to go back into the social welfare system and seek jobseekers allowance”:
“It is about eliminating stigma of social welfare.”
Green Party Minister Catherine Martin says she and her party would ultimately like to see “Universal Basic Income” implemented in Ireland – a policy of providing regular, unconditional payments to all citizens regardless of employment status or income level. #Budget2025
Basic income scheme.
The Welsh government is offering every 18-year-old in Wales who has left their parents’ care £19,200 per year (almost €23,000) as a “basic income” scheme – whether they work or not. The scheme will be open to around 500 people as a trial, and will be doled out in monthly payments of £1,600 (€1,909). Individuals […]