A Minimum Income Guarantee for Scotland
The Scottish Government is committed to commencing work in the current Parliament on a Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). This event brings together academics, practitioners, officials and other interested partners to discuss a MIG for Scotland, and how options might be piloted.
College of Social Sciences
Date: Wednesday 01 June 2022
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Category: Academic events
The Scottish Government is committed to commencing work in the current Parliament to provide a Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for all.
About this event
The Scottish Government is committed to commencing work in the current Parliament to provide a Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for all, incorporating the idea of basic services, such as childcare or the NHS.
A MIG is an assurance that no one will fall below a set income level that would allow them to live a dignified life. A MIG can be delivered through employment, targeted welfare payments and also through other types of support or services to be provided or subsidised by the state.
The Scottish Government has set up a Steering Group to work on the delivery of a MIG in Scotland. The Group comprises a Strategy Group, comprised of MSPs and an Expert Group, comprised of individuals with insight and experience in fields and issues relevant to a MIG.
Workshop programme
This event, organised by International Public Policy Observatory and Policy Scotland, brings together academics, practitioners, officials and other interested partners to discuss a MIG for Scotland, and how options might be piloted.
The workshop would focus specifically on the practicalities, options and design mechanisms for a pilot. It will showcase the current approach to minimum income in Scotland, presenting a fresh perspective on potential benefits/challenges of Minimum Income Guarantee. It will also consider the implications for piloting and evaluating such a framework, based on evidence and experience of policy pilot exercises from elsewhere.
Contributors include:
- Russell Gunson, Chair of Scottish Government Minimum Income Guarantee Steering Group‘s expert group
- Sharon Wright, Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow
- Kat Smith, Professor of Public Health Policy, University of Strathclyde
- Abigail Davis, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
- Matt Padley, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
- Peter Craig, Professor of Public Health Evaluation, University of Glasgow
- Gerry McCartney, Professor of Wellbeing Economy, University of Glasgow
- Joe Chrisp, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath