Does BIG work?

Basic Income goes by many names in many regions and countries

• Basic Income
• Citizen’s Income
• Guaranteed Annual Income
• Guaranteed Adequate Income
• Livable Income
• Universal Basic Income… and more

Basic Income has been tried in Canada …

—Historical:

• Manitoba MINcome, 1974-1979—

Similar programs today:

• Old Age Security◦Guaranteed Income Supplement
• Universal Child Care Benefit
• Child Tax Benefit
• Working Income Tax Benefit
• GST Tax Credit

… and provincial tax credits/transfers

Does Basic Income Work?

Following Basic Income programs, studies have shown many benefits, such as

• People stay in the workforce
• Better choices for those outside the workforce: students staying in school, parents able to choose to care for children
• Fewer visits to the Emergency Room
• Fewer people criminalized