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Dozens of people could be paid £1,600 a month without any obligations under plans for the first trial of a Universal basic income in England - here’s everything you need to know.

Thirty people in England could be paid £1,600 a month without any conditions under plans for the first trial of a Universal basic income in the country. The group would be paid the lump sum each month for two years and observed in order to understand its effects on their lives.

The pilot will cost around £1.15m including the payments over two years as well as the project’s evaluation activities and community support groups. It is set to be trialled in two areas of England.

Universal basic income: Payments of £1,600 a month to be trialled in two places in England