August Newsletter - Exploring Social Protection and UBI
Welcome to socialprotection.org August Newsletter (special edition for LinkedIn)!
Considering recent global crises, the debate surrounding the conceptualisation and implementation of Universal Basic Income (UBI) recurs repeatedly, shedding light on both its benefits and associated challenges.
UBI, and versions of it, were debated during the COVID-19 pandemic as policy instruments to address poverty and loss of income, especially as the pandemic exposed the shortcomings in the social protection systems. While UBI has the potential to enhance income security, can it be integrated with existing social protection systems to complement rather than replace them?
Explore our curated content to delve deeper into this critical issue. Be sure to tune in to our latest special podcast dedicated to UBI. Additionally, you can register for upcoming webinars, review selected publications, and more!
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Ep. 41 | The Evolution of Universal Basic Income: From Pilots to Policy— In the episode, we explore the possible advantages of adopting a UBI, the main challenges and what lessons have been learned with the recent discussions on the theme.
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socialprotection.org is supporting the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty by developing an online hub to gather and curate information on a comprehensive range of policy instruments linked to successful governmental implementation cases aimed at fighting poverty and hunger. Stay tuned!
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Targeted Subsidies Reform Act (Iranian UBI) | Iran—Established in 2010, the Reform Act aims to replace direct price subsidies with universal cash transfers to households and absorb the increase of the prices of all major petroleum products and natural gas as well as electricity, water and bread. Know more!
Read also blog post: The Golden Age of the Universal Basic Income in Iran, by Amirhosein Rahbari , socialprotection.org
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