Canadian Affairs
People paid universal basic income — enough to live on — without any conditions attached were no more likely to work fewer hours and reported better mental health than others, according to a German study published Wednesday.
In the research, 107 people were paid €1,200 (US$1,320) a month for three years with no obligation to work, and compared against a control group of 1,580 people who received no such payment.
The study, the biggest to be conducted into “universal basic income” (UBI) in Germany, found that the group receiving the payments were also no more likely to withdraw from the labour market.
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