TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospective Health Impacts of a Universal Basic Income
T2 - Evidence from Community Engagement in South Tyneside, United Kingdom
AU - Howard, Neil
AU - Gregory, Grace
AU - Johnson, Elliott A.
AU - Goodman, Cleo
AU - Coates, Jonathan
AU - Pickett, Kate E.
AU - Johnson, Matthew T.
N1 - © The Author(s) 2024
PY - 2024/8/1
Y1 - 2024/8/1
N2 - Studies have suggested that universal basic income (UBI) has the capacity to have substantial health benefits across the population at national level. Multiple impact pathways have recently been theorized and there are calls for trials to explore these pathways empirically. However, very limited research has taken place at local levels to explore potential context-specific effects, or how these effects could play out in economic, social, and behavioral changes. In order to examine these effects and to think through potential issues and unintended consequences, we brought together citizen engagement groups in Jarrow, South Tyneside, in the northeast of England to explore local people's expectations and positions on the development of UBI policies and pilots prior to their implementation. We found that people's expectations regarding the potential beneficial health impacts of UBI on their communities mapped strongly onto academically theorized impact pathways. They also extended understanding of these pathways in meaningful ways. Our findings add to the literature about UBI and health and provide important insights for the future development of empirical, health focused, UBI research.
AB - Studies have suggested that universal basic income (UBI) has the capacity to have substantial health benefits across the population at national level. Multiple impact pathways have recently been theorized and there are calls for trials to explore these pathways empirically. However, very limited research has taken place at local levels to explore potential context-specific effects, or how these effects could play out in economic, social, and behavioral changes. In order to examine these effects and to think through potential issues and unintended consequences, we brought together citizen engagement groups in Jarrow, South Tyneside, in the northeast of England to explore local people's expectations and positions on the development of UBI policies and pilots prior to their implementation. We found that people's expectations regarding the potential beneficial health impacts of UBI on their communities mapped strongly onto academically theorized impact pathways. They also extended understanding of these pathways in meaningful ways. Our findings add to the literature about UBI and health and provide important insights for the future development of empirical, health focused, UBI research.
KW - community development
KW - health impacts
KW - Levelling Up
KW - pilots
KW - universal basic income
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200411069&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/27551938241265928
DO - 10.1177/27551938241265928
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85200411069
SN - 2755-1938
VL - 54
JO - International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
JF - International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
IS - 4
ER -