Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups

Matthew Johnson; Robert Geyer; Dan Degerman

doi:10.1515/bis-2019-0008

Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups

Matthew Johnson, Robert Geyer, Dan Degerman

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This article draws upon clinical experience of GPs working in a deprived area of the North East of England to examine the potential contribution of Universal Basic Income to health by mitigating 'patient-side barriers' among three cohorts experiencing distinct forms of 'precariousness': 1) long-term unemployed welfare recipients with low levels of education (lumpenprecariat); 2) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with low levels of education ('lower' precariat); 3) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with relatively high levels of education ('upper' precariat). We argue that any benefits must be accompanied by robust institutions capable of promoting health.

Original language	English
Number of pages	11
Journal	Basic Income Studies
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/bis-2019-0008
Publication status	Published - 5 Nov 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Universal basic income
precariousness
general practice
inverse care law
welfare

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Special Issue: Precarious Housing, Health and Wellbeing
Johnson, M. T. (Editor), Greenop, K. (Editor), Brugman Alvarez, J. (Editor), Memmotta, P., Lansbury, N., Go-Sam, C., Nash, D., Redmond, A. M., Barnes, S., Simpson, P., Narrurlu Frank, P., Habibis, D., Quintana Vigiola, G., Nazrul Fattah, K., Jones, M. L. G., Sharma, V., Raju Marella, S. R., Priya, K., Vincia D’Souza, P. & Nasreen, Z. & 6 others, Türeli1, I., Lall, R., Recio, R. B., Banerjee, B., Perugia, F. & Levin, I., 1 May 2022, Global Discourse: An interdisciplinary journal of current affairs, 12, 2, p. 247-453 207 p.
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Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups
Johnson, M., 20 Jan 2020
Research output: Non-textual form › Data set/Database

Achieving social security in insecure communities: transformative public policy and organizational capacity building
Johnson, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy, law and services, Health and welfare, Public discourseand understanding, Pedagogic/curricula (beyond Northumbria)

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Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups

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Special Issue: Precarious Housing, Health and Wellbeing

Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups

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Achieving social security in insecure communities: transformative public policy and organizational capacity building

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