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UBI is a regular, unconditional cash payment to every citizen - no means test, no work requirement. Here is the evidence.

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35%

Reduction in hospital visits among Finnish UBI recipients

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Finland's Basic Income Experiment: What Two Years of Data Showed

The Kela-led pilot provides the most rigorous dataset on how unconditional transfers affect long-term health and employment patterns in a Nordic economy. 2,000 unemployed adults received 560 EUR per month with no conditions attached.

Participants reported higher wellbeing, greater trust in institutions, and - crucially - no reduction in employment rates versus the control group.

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