Rejected petition Introduce a Basic Universal Income

With the whole world in turmoil due to Covid 19. A way to protect the UK's economy & protect the whole UK population from financial ruin is to introduce a Universal Basic Income. The benefits are well proven in countries that have trialed this, and politically this is a moment that it can be done.

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It will provide a more secure and substantial safety net for all people
Basic Income will downsize bureaucracy
It will make benefit fraud obsolete
It will reward unpaid contributions
Basic Income will end extreme financial poverty
It will strengthen our Democracy
A minimum level of security guaranteed to all citizens and less time in work or worrying about work, innovation in political, social, economic and technological terms would be a made more lively part of everyday life & its concerns.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284

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Date submitted 17 March 2020
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