Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62235

Basic Income

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Basic Income on (a) job-seeking behaviour and (b) participation in the gig economy.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Universal Basic Income is not being considered as an alternative social security system by the Department for Work and Pensions.