Spain to top up incomes of poorest as coronavirus hits livelihoods
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation An income support program approved by the Spanish government on Friday to help those most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic is a step in the right direction in a country that has long lacked a proper social safety net, analysts have said. Spain is among the countries worst hit by the […]
Cash in hand: Could basic income protect livelihoods in coronavirus crisis?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Once a radical idea on the fringes of mainstream economics, handing out cash to citizens has been mooted in the United States and Britain as a way to protect vulnerable peoples’ livelihoods as the coronavirus crisis accelerates. Universal Basic Income involves giving citizens cash payments each month to spend however they […]