Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion

Professor Eilion?ir Flynn:

I will add on the universal basic income that the research I mentioned by Simon Duffy and others in the UK advocated a model of what they call universal income plus, which recognises that disabled people and others would require a top-up to address the additional costs that relate to disability or additional supports people need as a result of a disability in addition to the standard universal basic income. That could work. It certainly could not be a one-size-fits-all approach. The additional costs non-disabled people do not face would need to be recognised. That would need to be factored into any universal basic income, as Mr. Abdalla also stated, to ensure it meets the obligations under the UNCRPD.

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