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What role could a Universal Basic Income (UBI) play in supporting the transition to a more sustainable global food system?
UBI Lab Food is part of the UBI Lab Network. Our aim is to build a community of people and organisations interested to explore the role of UBI in supporting a food system transformation.
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What is UBI? UBI is a regular and unconditional payment given to everyone regardless of their income, wealth or work.
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How could a UBI help? A UBI could provide financial security for all, building more resilient economies and giving everyone the resources they need to thrive.
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Want to find out more? A UBI Lab is a citizen-led group seeking to explore and advocate for UBI. You can join the UBI Lab Network to attend events, access resources and connect with others.
A Food Research Collaboration Policy Insight
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The Gordian knot of ‘affordable food’ lies at the centre of the UK food system’s challenges. On one hand, many people on low income are unable to afford a healthy diet. On the other, the pressure to keep food prices low means many workers in the food system, including growers and farmers, are among the lowest paid in the economy.
One way to tackle both issues at once – giving consumers and producers financial security, and potentially disentangling the knot – would be to give every individual a guaranteed and adequate Universal Basic Income. In this Policy Insight, a team of authors from UBILab Food explain how it could work.
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Published May 2023
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