<p>A Universal Basic Income</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:35, 11 January 2017

(Translated)

Thank you for the question. No local authority in Wales has yet contacted the Welsh Government seeking support for a basic income pilot. Nevertheless I intend to monitor the progress of the feasibility work currently being carried out in Fife and Glasgow. While there are clear competence questions to be addressed here, universal basic income has the potential to make a significant contribution to addressing poverty and inequality.