ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hull bids to pilot Universal Basic Income

Councillors voted to establish a steering group and seek support from the Government.

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By Martin Ford | 20 January 2020

Hull City Council has launched a bid to pilot the introduction of Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Chief executive Matt Jukes has written to chancellor Sajid Javid for Government support to trial the scheme, under which everyone in the city would receive a fixed amount of money each week.

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