The first pilot schemes of universal basic income are coming to four local authorities in Scotland in 2018.
The areas are in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and North Ayrshire and there looks like there is cross-party support and also a 250,000 pound grant from the Scottish government.
Reform Scotland, a non profit 'think tank institute' recently published a briefing, "setting out a suggested basic income of £5,200 for every adult, has calculated that much of the cost could be met through a combination of making work-related benefits obsolete and changes to the tax system, including scrapping the personal allowance and merging national insurance and income tax."
REFORM SCOTLAND Link- https://reformscotland.com/
I hope the pilot is successful. Very proud of Scotland for giving this a go.
