This English city could be the first to trial universal basic income

Time Out UK covered the Common Sense Policy Group’s groundbreaking proposal for Greater Manchester’s Universal Basic Income pilot, submitted to Mayor Andy Burnham in February 2025. The two-year trial, developed in partnership with UBI Lab Network, would provide £1,600 monthly payments to homeless residents with no strings attached, aiming to end absolute poverty in the region at an estimated cost of £3.84-7.68 million depending on participant numbers.