Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 63047

Homelessness and Housing: Basic Income

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has commissioned research into the potential impact of universal basic income on (a) homelessness rates and (b) housing security.

Answer

Rushanara Ali
The government has not commissioned research into the potential impact of universal basic income on homelessness rates and housing security. A universal basic income is not government policy.