Universal Basic Income report published

Published: 14 March 2018

A new report co-authored by Marcia Gibson and Peter Craig from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Universal Basic Income: A scoping review of evidence on impacts and study characteristics, was published on the What Works Scotland website on 3rd October

A new report co-authored by Marcia Gibson and Peter Craig from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Universal Basic Income: A scoping review of evidence on impacts and study characteristics, was published on the What Works Scotland website on 3rd October 2018. This is the first comprehensive scoping review of 28 studies of ten interventions which unconditionally provided substantial cash transfers to individuals or families. The study found evidence on labour market participation, health, education, and a range of social and economic outcomes.

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First published: 14 March 2018