@article{c57971d5346541a585c294bee8c0d6f0,
title = "What role do young people believe Universal Basic Income can play in supporting their mental health?",
abstract = "The proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds in England reporting a longstanding mental health condition increased almost 10-fold between 1995 and 2014. Studies demonstrate an association between income and anxiety and depression, with bi-directional effects. There is also emerging evidence that cash transfers may mitigate, prevent or delay those conditions. This article presents qualitative data exploring the relationship between income and anxiety and depression and the prospective impact of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a public health measure. Data was gathered from citizen engagement workshops with 28 young people aged 14-22 from Bradford, England. We present four findings: i) participants believe that the current work and welfare system has a detrimental impact on their mental health; ii) most participants believe that UBI would have positive impacts on their mental health by virtue of reducing financial strain; iii) most participants appear to favour a UBI scheme with larger payments than have traditionally been proposed; iv) participants believe that there are non-financial benefits of UBI, such as reduction in stigma. ",
keywords = "Adolescent mental health, Universal Basic Income, anxiety and depression, social determinants of health, public engagement",
author = "Johnson, {Elliott A.} and Hannah Webster and James Morrison and Riley Thorold and Al Mathers and Daniel Nettle and Pickett, {Kate E.} and Johnson, {Matthew T.}",
note = "Funding information: This study was kindly funded by the Wellcome Trust (Grant number 223553/Z/21/Z). Kate Pickett was also supported by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) (MR/S037527/1) collaboration, ActEarly. UKPRP is funded by the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish government Health and Social Care Directorates, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Research and Development for Health and Social Care (Welsh government), Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Natural Environment Research Council, Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland), The Health Foundation and Wellcome Trust.",
year = "2025",
month = jan,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/13676261.2023.2256236",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "175--194",
journal = "Journal of Youth Studies",
issn = "1367-6261",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "1",
}