Basic Income New Zealand have researched four steps towards a comprehensive universal basic income for consideration and comment. These four steps represent well researched, tangible and realistic actions that any government could take in the upcoming term in order to advance this conversation. Basic Income New Zealand have said they are prepared to work with anyone willing to consider, test and implement universal basic income.
“We should adopt these four steps recommended by BINZ to progress a UBI:
1. Replace the jobseekers benefit with an income neutral UBI;
2. index this UBI by inflation, growth, and increases in productivity;
3. introduce a kids’ basic income;
4. expand on the Government’s voluntary relocation scheme to make replacing the accommodation supplement more feasible in the future” …
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