As Ireland’s $1,500-a-month basic income pilot program for creatives nears its end in February, officials have to answer a simple question: Is it worth it?
With four months to go, they say the answer is yes.
Earlier this month, Ireland’s government announced its 2026 budget, which includes “a successor to the pilot Basic Income Scheme for the Arts to begin next year” among its expenditures.
Ireland is just one of many places experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs, which provide recurring, unrestricted payments to people in a certain demographic. These programs differ from a universal basic income, which would provide payments for an entire population.
In China, some people mock the UK for its small size, but after seeing this news, I was speechless.
Ireland is not part of the UK
Forgive my ignorance and offense.
It is a little more confusing than that, because Northern Ireland is, in fact, in the UK. At least for now…It’s sort of similar to Hong Kong.
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ireland fought a bloody war of independence from the UK as far as i know. i’m not an expert of irish history but the irish have hated england after being mistreated by england for a long time or sth.
As someone with a strong Irish heritage, this got my ire-a.