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Basic Income: Pilot Schemes

Asked by Abtisam MohamedLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 February 2025UIN 30394

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out Universal Basic Income pilots.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

We are not considering rolling out Universal Basic Income pilots.

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