Mr. Shane Conneely:

There are different attitudes to this internationally. One view on UBI is that other benefits could be removed and replaced with a single payment. That is probably not great for people with increased needs. For example, if one is caring for someone with a disability, there will be higher household costs. Giving them the same benefits as somebody who is young, free and single leads to an equity argument that is incomplete. One of the issues in Britain at the moment is that their pathway to simplification was often the removal of other supports. What they have ended up with is something, which is very harsh for people who are not typical workers.