Exploring the Health Case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs Working with Precarious Groups

Johnson Matthew (), Degerman Dan and Geyer Robert ()
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Johnson Matthew: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Degerman Dan: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Geyer Robert: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Basic Income Studies, 2019, vol. 14, issue 2, 11

Abstract: This article draws upon clinical experience of GPs working in a deprived area of the North East of England to examine the potential contribution of Universal Basic Income to health by mitigating ‘patient-side barriers’ among three cohorts experiencing distinct forms of ‘precariousness’: 1) long-term unemployed welfare recipients with low levels of education (lumpenprecariat); 2) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with low levels of education (‘lower’ precariat); 3) workers on short-term/zero-hours contracts with relatively high levels of education (‘upper’ precariat). We argue that any benefits must be accompanied by robust institutions capable of promoting health.

Keywords: Universal basic income; precariousness; general practice; inverse care law; welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1515/bis-2019-0008

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