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Basic Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken research into the potential impact of implementing a universal basic income on (a) employment rates and (b) workforce participation.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken research into the potential impact of implementing a universal basic income on (a) employment rates and (b) workforce participation.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Universal Basic Income is not being considered as an alternative social security system by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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