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Fresh hope for Universal Basic Income trial in Hull as councillors launch 'UBI lab'

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Opposition councillors said UBI would help workers facing uncertainty during the coronavirus crisis

Liberal Democrat councillors have launched a 'UBI Lab' to push for a trial of Universal Basic Income in Hull.

Group founders Councillors Jack Haines and Paul Drake-Davis have called on Hull residents to get involved with their push for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot scheme.

The councillors said giving cash payments to every adult would free residents from financial worry as some Hull workers face job and income uncertainty due to the coronavirus outbreak.