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Universal Basic Income remains outside official United Kingdom government policy.

The Claim

The Government of the United Kingdom has announced plans to introduce Universal Basic Income.

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The Short Version

No official UK government plan to introduce Universal Basic Income has been announced in the cited evidence. Parliamentary answers said UBI was not government policy, while January 2026 reports described only a minister’s conditional support and informal discussions. Those comments do not establish an adopted or announced government plan.

Caveats

  • A minister’s personal or conditional support is not an official government announcement.
  • Informal policy discussions do not establish that a proposal has been adopted.
  • Local pilots, petitions and opposition-party proposals should not be confused with UK government policy.

The Receipts

  1. Universal Basic Income in London: A Review

    london.gov.uk

  2. Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19 - Petitions

    petition.parliament.uk

  3. Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food ...

    petition.parliament.uk

  4. Basic Income: 30 Jun 2025: Hansard Written Answers - TheyWorkForYou

    theyworkforyou.com

  5. Basic Income: 2 Jul 2025: Hansard Written Answers - TheyWorkForYou

    theyworkforyou.com

  6. It is an honour to serve with you...: 15 Jun 2022: Westminster Hall debates - TheyWorkForYou

    theyworkforyou.com

  7. Introduce Universal Basic Income for the duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic. - Petitions

    petition.parliament.uk

  8. Universal basic income backed by Labour minister as AI could see 'jobs go immediately'

    gbnews.com

  9. Ministerial Extracts: Universal Basic Income - 15th Jun 2022

    parallelparliament.co.uk

  10. Universal basic income: Plans drawn up for £1,600 a month trial in England - BBC News

    bbc.co.uk

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