Are you part of a local authority that's expressed an interest in piloting Universal Basic Income?
We can undertake a feasibility study into what a UBI pilot or micro-pilot could look like in your area.
We know that every place is different. We want to design pilots which respond to the social, economic and environmental issues faced by citizens in each locality.
We've already designed:
If you'd like to discuss this further, email us at feasibility@ubilabnetwork.org
Why should councillors back Universal Basic Income?
A presentation by Cllr Patrick Brown.
Worldwide interest in Universal Basic Income has soared during the pandemic. The piecemeal support schemes put in place across Europe have made clear the benefits of a basic payment given to everyone, regardless of their income, wealth or employment status.
In the UK, local authorities will bear the brunt of the long recession we are about to enter. In York, unemployment is expected to rise from 2.8% to 27% next year due to the city's reliance on tourism. Councils that have already been stretched to breaking point by austerity will now have to deal with the economic and social fallout of coronavirus.
Cllr Patrick Brown of the Alliance Party is one of the leaders of a movement making the case for UBI in the UK. He is a co-founder of UBI Lab Northern Ireland, the author of a new paper about how UBI could function as a 'Peace Dividend' in the country, and he has recently persuaded several councils to call for pilots in their area. He is currently working to get the Northern Ireland Assembly to back a nationwide pilot.
With so many competing priorities, why should councillors across the UK take an interest in Universal Basic Income? Cllr Brown will explain how a UBI could transform our towns and cities outside London, and why local councils have a crucial role to play in building a new economic settlement.
Council motions
2018
Liverpool page 47 (proposed by Labour) - 19/09/2018
2019
Sheffield amendment 7.2 (proposed by Labour) - 12/06/2019
2020
Hull (proposed by Lib Dems) - 16/01/2020
Belfast (proposed by Alliance) - 1/06/2020
Norwich (proposed by Greens and Labour) - 21/07/2020
Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland - item C195/20 (proposed by People Before Profit) - 23/07/2020
Newry, Mourne and Down item 6.0, page 2 (proposed by Alliance and SDLP) - 10/08/2020
Leeds (proposed by Lib Dems) - 16/09/2020
Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament (proposed by Labour) - 30/09/2020
Lambeth motion 2, amendment 2 (proposed by Greens ~ failed) - 14/10/2020
Brighton (proposed by Greens) Brought to council via a petition by Basic Income South East - 22/10/2020
Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland motion 8.3 (proposed by Alliance ~ failed) - 26/10/2020
Glasgow, Scotland motion 13 (proposed by SNP) - 29/10/2020
York motion 15 (ii) (proposed by Greens and Lib Dems) - 29/10/2020
Newcastle item 17 (proposed by Lib Dems ~ failed) - 4/11/2020
Portsmouth item 11 (a) (proposed by Lib Dems) - 10/11/2020
Lewes District Council (proposed by Greens, Lib Dems and Labour) - 12/11/2020
Antrim & Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland item 13, page 3/4 (proposed by Alliance and UUP) - 25/11/2020
Southwark item 3.2, amendment A (proposed by Lib Dems ~ failed) - 25/11/2020
Leader of Cardiff, Wales statement of the leader, page 3 (Labour) - 26/11/2020
Oxford item 16c (proposed by Lib Dems) - 30/11/2020
Swansea, Wales (proposed by Labour) - 3/12/2020
West Berkshire item 18, motion d (proposed by Greens ~ failed) - 3/12/2020
Islington, London motion 1 (proposed by Greens, amended by Labour) - 10/12/2020
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales motion A, page 3/4 (proposed by Labour) - 16/12/2020
Lancaster motion (proposed by Greens, Labour and Lib Dems) - 16/12/2020
Stroud motion 8a, page 2/3 (proposed by Greens and Labour) - 17/12/2020
2021
Cannock Chase motion iv, page 6 (Community Independents & Green Group) - 20/01/2021
Richmond, London item 10, motion b (proposed by Greens, and Lib Dems) - 26/01/2021
Peterborough motion 6, page 4 (proposed by Greens ~ failed) - 27/01/2021
Preston item 10 (proposed by Labour) - 28/01/2021
Newbury Town item 11, page 119/120 (proposed by Greens, supported by Lib Dems) - 01/02/2021
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland motion 11.2, page 2 (proposed by Alliance) - 9/02/2021
Somerset item 10 (proposed by Greens, supported by Lib Dems ~ failed) - 17/02/2021
Mendip item 18 (proposed by Greens, supported by Lib Dems) - 22/02/2021
London Assembly motion 3.5 (proposed by Greens and Lib Dems ~ via Economic Scrutiny Committee) - 2/3/2021
Gwynedd, Wales item 16, page 4/5 (proposed by Plaid Cymru) - 4/3/2021
Haringey item 13, motion C page 3/4 (proposed by Lib Dems ~ failed) - 18/3/2021
South Oxfordshire motion F (proposed by Lib Dems, supported by Greens) - 25/3/2021
Guildford item 11 (proposed by Lib Dems) - 13/4/2021
Hastings motion (proposed by Labour) - 22/7/2021
How to get your local authority to pass a motion in support of a basic income pilot
This short manual will tell you how to get your council to pass a motion in support of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot in the area. It’s been developed by UBI Lab Sheffield based on our experience persuading Sheffield City Council to back a UBI pilot in the city.