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April 12, 2026 at 08:27
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The Benefits bill for 25/26, including the state pension, is around £334 billion which is 23% of all government spending. Dividing that by 55 million leaves £6072.
So if a UBI of around £500 per month were introduced tomorrow it would cost no more than the current benefits bill.
Woefully over-simplified back-of-fag-packet calculation I’m sure, but a bit of context perhaps.