Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30394

Basic Income: Pilot Schemes

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out Universal Basic Income pilots.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are not considering rolling out Universal Basic Income pilots.