Former
#UK Development Minister Rory Stewart, says
#cash is 'Most Radical Form of Localisation' in strong endorsement for
#DirectCashTransfers#UBI #BasicIncomehttps://zurl.co/XDYo“Nothing helps you out of poverty like money in your pocket” concludes new study into homeless help with cash aid, further torpedoing claims
#directcashtransfers will be frittered away on 'temptation goods'
#BasicIncomehttps://zurl.co/z6jWWhat do homeless people do with cash aid? A new study found out
Canadian researchers show unhoused people don’t waste money on ‘temptation goods’ – and hope to alter public opinion
With an eye on
#inequality and surging prices, and a commitment to sustained wage growth, government of
#Japan apparently weighing up
#directcashtransfersFirst step on the way towards a
#BasicIncome?
https://zurl.co/MlCC
Gov't considers support for low-income earners in new economic package
The Japanese government and ruling party are considering including relief measures for low-income households in a fresh economic package to be compiled to mitigate the pain of inflation, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier in the day instructed his cabinet ministers to deploy "all…
Good coverage here from the team at
@vox on plans to replace housing vouchers with
#DirectCashTransfers, part of what we see as a broader move towards recognising impact
#Unconditional #BasicIncome-style systems
#UBIhttps://zurl.co/G2gv
The government wants to see if giving people cash for rent works better than vouchers
A bold new experiment from the Department of Housing and Urban Development could upend the nearly 50-year-old housing voucher program by giving renters cash assistance.
Enjoy this from folk over at World Economic Forum who are encouraging the use of
#DirectCashTransfers to make vulnerable communities more resilient to
#ClimateShocksThink we're moving into an era of more widespread appreciation for
#DirectCashTransfer like
#BasicIncome and I am delighted to see it
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/just-in-time-cash-transfers-makes-vulnerable-communities-resilient-to-climate-shocks/
Cash transfers make people more resilient to climate shocks
Cash transfers to those impacted by climate-induced disasters can financially empower people and minimise the effects of a climate shock on them.
Thought this was eye-catching-
#DirectCashTransfers being suggested as a viable way to generate reliable food supply & rehabilitate production in
#SyriaImportant as I'm increasingly seeing posts positing
#BasicIncome as a way of supporting vital agricultural supply- a model for the future?
https://www.farming.co.uk/news/seismic-challenges-for-rural-families-in-syriaFarming News - Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
Farming online news Seismic challenges for rural families in Syria
This is interesting- neat $200 dollar tax dividend paid unconditionally to every
#Taiwan as result of HigherThanExpected tax revenue. Could this be a recognition of power of
#DirectCashTransfers? Could this be 1st step on the road to
#UBI?
https://international.thenewslens.com/article/180994
Taiwan Makes History With Universal Cash Payment Plan - The News Lens International Edition
Taiwan is giving citizens and permanent residents a one-off cash payment of NT$6,000, a step towards ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all.
Love this, think it's the first feature I've ever covered from
#Guyana, a country where there's apparently a growing recognition of the importance of
#DirectCashTransfers as THE most effective anti-poverty measure, an important step on the path to
#Basicincomehttps://www.stabroeknews.com/2023/01/17/opinion/letters/cash-transfers-are-the-single-most-effective-means-of-combatting-poverty/
Cash transfers are the single most effective means of combatting poverty - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali’s reason to deny the citizenry’s call for cash transfers is a fallacy. This is what he said two Thursdays ago at a State
More than
#DirectCashTransfers coming to the vulnerable in
#Kenya, part of what seems to be a broader transition towards cash-based, direct forms of support
#BasicIncome around the corner?
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/govt-releases-cash-transfer-fund-to-the-vulnerable/Expansion of Cash Assistance Schemes have been found to improved
#PhysicalHealth/
#MentalHealth and reduced Binge Drinking during the pandemic
Studies around
#DirectCashTransfers just keep supporting the case for
#BasicIncomehttps://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00740
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