Radical Solutions to Poverty – Give Everyone £5,200?

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Is now the time to get radical and adopt the suggested Universal Basic Income of a guaranteed £5,200 per person, per year?

in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian UniversityOne in four children in Scotland live in poverty - the vast majority within working households. Is it now time to get radical and adopt the suggested Universal Basic Income of a guaranteed £5,200 per person, per year? Would this stop generations of children growing up without resources to obtain the type of diet, amenities, living conditions and ability to participate in activities, that we’d expect in 21st -century Scotland? What other radical solutions are out there to mitigate the detrimental effects of poverty? And to improve life chances before the cycle of generational poverty finally ends?Chair: Neil Gray MSP, Convener of Social Justice and Social Security Committee Panellists:Professor John McKendrick, Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian UniversityWendy Hearty, Basic Income Project Manager of the Steering Group Russell Gunson, the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland----The <a href="https://www.festivalofpolitics.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Festival of Politics</a> is an annual festival hosted by the Scottish Parliament. The Festival of Politics is open to everyone. It aims to engage, inspire and inform.Find out more and book tickets to other Festival of Politics events: <a href="https://www.festivalofpolitics.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.festivalofpolitics.scot</a>Read our <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/about/information-rights/data-protection/privacy-notices/festival-of-politics-panel-sessions" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">privacy notice</a> to learn how the Scottish Parliament will handle your personal information when you book tickets for the Festival of Politics.

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