Airdrie and Shotts politician says families could be guaranteed £37,000 per year in an independent Scotland
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dailyrecord.co.ukiOS - Android It says urgent action is needed to “repair the holes” in the social security “safety net”.A minimum income guarantee (MIG) is an option that could be considered as an alternative to Universal Basic Income (UIB) – which would see every adult receive a set amount.
The minimum income has been based on figures by a social justice charity organisation that is working to solve poverty in the UK; The Joseph Rowntree Foundation.“I think their figures for a single person were £19,200 a year, and for a couple with children around £18,700 per person a year,” Mr Gray said.“I think that would provide a far greater investment in people than we are seeing at the moment and would provide far greater security,”The income could come from a.
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