Petition · past parliament
Introduce this fully funded model of Basic Income
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
This Model of Basic Income could be highly effective in providing basic provisions to the masses, during times of a pandemic and other national emergencies.
The total cost of this provision is less than 7.5% of GDP.
Please see detailed below: Benefit: £2500.00 per annum per person.
The total cost of this provision is less than 7.5% of GDP.
Please see detailed below: Benefit: £2500.00 per annum per person.
Total cost: 170 billion (68 million X 2500)
Of this 100 billion could be recovered through abolishing the personal tax allowance. A further 12 billion is recovered by stopping child benefit because all children will receive £2500 per annum. To fund the short fall of £58 billion, a quantitative easing mechanism should be used. As it's a better use of digital money created by Bank of England then buying Government Bonds to increase asset prices with the hope of increasing economic activity.
Of this 100 billion could be recovered through abolishing the personal tax allowance. A further 12 billion is recovered by stopping child benefit because all children will receive £2500 per annum. To fund the short fall of £58 billion, a quantitative easing mechanism should be used. As it's a better use of digital money created by Bank of England then buying Government Bonds to increase asset prices with the hope of increasing economic activity.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19
Implement a Universal Basic Income for All UK Citizens From Now On: Implement a Universal Basic Income for All UK Citizens From Now On
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.