A basic income is the concept of regular, unconditional payments made to all citizens, regardless of whether they are employed or seeking work. A report from the Carnegie UK Trust, while supporting the concept of a basic income pilot study for Scotland, comes to the conclusion that there is no “one size fits all” approach. It makes a series of recommendations around pilot framing, design, implementation, evaluation and communication, in order for a pilot to be delivered successfully within Scotland’s political and institutional context.
The complete report can be accessed here.
