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Campaigners said it was a "very big win" — although a pilot would need funding and support from the Welsh and UK Governments
Cardiff’s council leader has called for the city to take part in any future universal basic income pilot.
Councillor Huw Thomas wrote to the First Minister “expressing Cardiff’s interest” in a pilot, which could see thousands of people given £100 a week. He urged the Welsh Government to explore whether a pilot scheme in Wales was possible.
The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) — where every citizen is paid a fixed sum to cover basic costs, whether they are rich or poor, working or unemployed — has been gaining traction as a radical way to reduce poverty. Several cities across the UK are also interested in hosting pilot schemes.