Beck, D, Peters, R, Poitier, F orcid.org/0000-0003-2163-4750 et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Could a Universal Basic Income reduce food insecurity and assist with the transition to a sustainable food system? A Food Research Collaboration Policy Insight. Report. Food Research Collaboration
Abstract
The Gordian knot of ‘affordable food’ lies at the centre of the UK food system’s challenges. On one hand, many people on low income are unable to afford a healthy diet. On the other, the pressure to keep food prices low means many workers in the food system, including growers and farmers, are among the lowest paid in the economy. One way to tackle both issues at once – giving consumers and producers financial security, and potentially disentangling the knot – would be to give every individual a guaranteed and adequate Universal Basic Income. In this Policy Insight, a team of authors from UBILab Food explain how it could work.
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Keywords: | basic income; food security; food system; united kingdom; universal basic income |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2023 13:16 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2023 13:16 |
Published Version: | https://foodresearch.org.uk/publications/could-a-u... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Food Research Collaboration |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199561 |