Arts Professional
Ireland will extend its Basic Income for the Arts programme after the pilot scheme was awarded €35m as part of a €380m arts and culture package announced in the country’s 2025 budget.
The pilot was set up to offer 2,000 randomly selected participants €325 (£276.78) a week in monthly instalments between October 2022 and October 2025, but will now run beyond the current end date.
The Irish government has not said how long the inititative will be extended by, but the €35m announced is significanlty more than the €23.4m set aside for artists over the three-year trial period.
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