Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62240

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 steps she is taking to (a) review and (b) incorporate international best practices from Universal Basic Income trials into domestic policy considerations.

Answer

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