The Government are not trialing UBI!
The trial is being run by think tank Autonomy. Researchers will work with the recipients to understand how the money affects their lives.
The pilot will also recruit a control group who will not get UBI, so researchers can compare the experience of people receiving a basic income with those not getting one.
Autonomy estimates the basic income payments will come to £1.15million over two years, while there would be further costs of about £500,000 for other elements such as evaluation and research.
The proposal is being supported by charity Big Local and Northumbria University and it follows two years worth of consultations.
A similar scheme is already being trialled in Wales for hundreds of young people who have just turned 18 and have been brought up in care.
Other countries including Iran, India, Canada and parts of the United States have also tested out similar trials.
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