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Feedback On Pilot Scheme "A Significant First Step" Towards A Universal Basic Payment

Catherine Martin says research into this programme will be vital in informing future Government policy.

Feedback from a new pilot, where artists receive a basic income, is "a significant first step" towards a universal basic payment, according to the Arts Minister.

Catherine Martin says research into this programme will be vital in informing future Government policy.

Her Department introduced a basic income for two thousand artists through the pilot.

Minister Martin says results following its first year will soon be published:

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