4.6 Impact of Universal Basic Income on mental health inequalities

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4.6 Impact of Universal Basic Income on mental health inequalities

15 Minutes on Health Inequalities

16 minutes 11 seconds

8 months ago

4.6 Impact of Universal Basic Income on mental health inequalities

Ruth Dundas and Lia Demou speak to Rachel Thomson about her research evaluating the impacts of universal basic income on mental health inequalities. Rachel discusses why it is important to evaluate the impact of economic policies on health and why she used a microsimulation approach to do that.

The paper mentioned in this podcast is:
Thomson RM, Kopasker D, Bronka P, Richiardi M, Khodygo V, Baxter AJ, Igelström E, Pearce A, Leyland AH. and Katikireddi SV. (2024) Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: a microsimulation modelling study. PLoS Medicine, 21(3), e1004358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004358)

Rachel mentioned Scottish Government review of Minimum Income Guarantee. More information can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/groups/minimum-income-guarantee-steering-group/

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