A question on #BasicIncome tabled by Bell Ribeiro-Addy on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Basic Income
Question ID: 1815932
UIN: 62236
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 4764
Asking Member display name: Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Basic Income on (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty in the UK.
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: Universal Basic Income is not being considered as an alternative social security system by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true