Councillor PLEDGE 2022

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Total councillor candidates pledged: 62

Green Party: 39 | Liberal Democrat: 9 | Independence for Scotland Party: 5 | Labour: 3 | Welsh Green Party: 1 | Welsh Liberal Democrats 1 | Welsh Labour and Cooperative: 1 | The Northern Independence Party: 1

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The Pledge

Inequality is widening and the cost of living crisis is getting worse. Millions of people have fallen through the gaps of government support schemes since the start of the pandemic. Families up and down the country are facing poverty and hardship for the first time.

Towns and cities across the UK are struggling after years of underinvestment. It will take more than our outdated welfare system to help households recover from the ongoing effects of the pandemic.

We can’t go on like this.

We urgently need to give all citizens access to a basic level of economic security. The creation of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a regular and unconditional cash payment to every person – could be an important part of the solution.

A Basic Income would provide financial stability for all, giving everyone the resources they need to thrive. It would transform our social security system with a scheme fit for the 21st century – one that would allow everyone to develop their talents.

A Basic Income would allow us to build resilience into our communities. It would create the investment we need to revitalise our towns and cities, and allow everyone to maximise their potential and shape their own lives.

It could be our generation’s NHS

Cities around the world, from Kenya to California, are trying out UBI. Many have found that a guaranteed income allows their citizens to live happier, healthier and more secure lives.

30 councils across the UK have now passed motions calling for a pilot in their areas. The Welsh Government will launch a Basic Income pilot this summer and the Scottish Government have funded a world-leading feasibility study into what pilots could look like.

Now is the time to build on this momentum.

We need to develop and test alternatives that can help everyone before the next crisis hits.

As a councillor, I will:

• support calls to pilot Basic Income in my community

• lobby government for the powers to pilot Basic Income

• work cross-party with other councillors to call for a new economic settlement which includes piloting a Basic Income

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