Advocating a Basic Income for Wales. #UBIWales 🏴 #UBICymru #OurGenerationsNHS @UBILabNetwork
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🚨 | UPDATE:
@WelshGovernment’s latest update on the #BasicIncome pilot.
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A new report has been published on the trade union’s perspective on #BasicIncome for #NetZero.
Report 👇
commonsense.northumbria.ac.u…
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
23 Sep 2025
🎨 Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts didn’t just support artists — it paid off.
New cost-benefit analysis:
💶 €1 in = €1.39 out (~£0.86 in = £1.20 out)
📉 Net cost cut by 30% via tax welfare savings
🧠 Wellbeing gains = €80m (~£69m)
It’s working. Let’s build on it. 🧵⬇️
23 Sep 2025
Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare.
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14 Aug 2025
🚨| UPDATE:
#BasicIncome pilot update from the @WelshGovernment 👇
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13 Aug 2025
Our deepest condolences to Hefin’s family and friends at this incredibly sad time.
Hefin supported our campaign for a #BasicIncome pilot in Wales.
Without his support - and others like him - the pilot wouldn’t have happened.
Cwsg mewn hedd, Hefin.
15 May 2021
The concerns about #UBI is that a basic income for one person may be insufficient for another, depending on circumstances and need. However, a rigorously designed/ implemented pilot should test that. Wales may become the pioneer for something big #UBIWales bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-poli…
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Care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
9 Apr 2025
The results from Germany's 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with €1100-€2600/mo pay.
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
7 Apr 2025
The gov pulled the plug on farm support with zero warning — and people wonder why trust in rural policy is collapsing.
A UBI for farmers isn’t radical. It’s survival.
Food security starts with income security.
Back the call: @ubi4farmers
#UBI #RuralJustice #BackBritishFarming
7 Apr 2025
🚨NEW: Open Letter to Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs calling for basic income for agricultural workers is featured in today’s Times.
@ubi4farmers
1/ Read the open letter here (Times link in thread):
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Please sign and share 👇
7 Apr 2025
🚨NEW: Open Letter to Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs calling for basic income for agricultural workers is featured in today’s Times.
@ubi4farmers
1/ Read the open letter here (Times link in thread):
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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7 Mar 2025
🚨 | UPDATE:
@WelshGovernment’s latest update on the #BasicIncome pilot.
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7 Mar 2025
@Autonomy_Inst have put together this very helpful briefing:
autonomy.work/wp-content/upl…
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
11 Feb 2025
From @AndyBurnhamGM ‘s 2024 manifesto:
“The logical next step, after the success of our @GMHousingFirst pilot, is to bring forward a #BasicIncome pilot"
This pilot proposal shows how this is possible, so we can reduce homelessness and poverty
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new' bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
11 Feb 2025
We believe this is the best way for @AndyBurnhamGM to follow through on the commitment he made in his election manifesto:
🗨️ "The logical next step, after the success of our @GMHousingFirst pilot, is to bring forward a #BasicIncome pilot"
@GreaterMCR #Manchester #BasicIncomeMCR
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: 'It's time to try something new' bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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12 Nov 2024
Interesting…
11 Nov 2024
“If I could say one thing this administration should go after is UBI”
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
5 Nov 2024
For too long Universal Basic Income and Services have been pitched against each other. Instead, we need reform that builds on both! Everyone interested in welfare reform and #basicincome: check out this @UBIBath series on opendemocracy 👉🏻 opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-…
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4 Nov 2024
“Basic income and services would reimagine welfare, our leaders just need the courage try something new”
📰 @openDemocracy
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
3 Nov 2024
Freedom is choosing how to spend the hours of your life, not being dominated by those who make those decisions for you.
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
3 Nov 2024
Psyched to see Bern, Switzerland getting all aboard the #BasicIncome train!
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
205 signatures! 🎉🎉🎉
Just 45 more and #TheCareSociety, a comprehensive and progressive response to the Long COVID crisis, will be reviewed by the Senedd.
Anyone can sign, including those with addresses outside of Wales. 👇🏻👇🏻💙💙
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UBI Lab Cymru 🏴 retweeted
28 Oct 2024
This is positive news 👇
28 Oct 2024
“The new poll found that 46 per cent of people in Britain support the introduction of a UBI, compared to 33 per cent who oppose it. The remaining 20 per cent said they didn’t know whether they support or oppose a UBI.”
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