Everyone is feeling the pinch amid the cost of living crisis, with most struggling to make ends meet at the end of the month. But a selection of very lucky people across England could be handed £1,600 a month with no strings attached.
Think tank Autonomy is seeking financial backing for a two-year pilot programme which would see 30 people paid £1,600 a month for doing nothing at all. Jarrow, in Tyne and Wear, and East Finchley, in north London, have been selected for the scheme where participants will be monitored by researchers.
There are, of course, supporters and critics of the universal basic income pilot. Green MP Caroline Lucas said: "So exciting to see plans for England’s first ever basic income pilot.
