TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Health Case for Universal Basic Income
T2 - Evidence from GPs Working with Precarious Groups
AU - Degerman, Dan
AU - Johnson, Matthew
AU - Geyer, Robert
N1 - The acceptance date for this record is provisional and based upon the month of publication for the article.
PY - 2019/11/26
Y1 - 2019/11/26
N2 - This article draws upon clinical experience of GPs working in a deprived area of the North East of England to examine the potential contribution of Universal Basic Income to health by mitigating ‘patient-side barriers’ among three cohorts experiencing distinct forms of ‘precariousness’: 1) long-term unemployed welfare recipients with low levels of education (lumpenprecariat); 2) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with low levels of education (‘lower’ precariat); 3) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with relatively high levels of education (‘upper’ precariat). We argue that any benefits must be accompanied by robust institutions capable of promoting health.
AB - This article draws upon clinical experience of GPs working in a deprived area of the North East of England to examine the potential contribution of Universal Basic Income to health by mitigating ‘patient-side barriers’ among three cohorts experiencing distinct forms of ‘precariousness’: 1) long-term unemployed welfare recipients with low levels of education (lumpenprecariat); 2) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with low levels of education (‘lower’ precariat); 3) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with relatively high levels of education (‘upper’ precariat). We argue that any benefits must be accompanied by robust institutions capable of promoting health.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bis-2019-0008
U2 - 10.1515/bis-2019-0008
DO - 10.1515/bis-2019-0008
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 1932-0183
VL - 14
JO - Basic Income Studies
JF - Basic Income Studies
IS - 2
ER -