Basic Income Security

Authors: Simon Duffy and John Dalrymple

The paper sets out a proposal for the reform of the income security system in an independent Scotland. It proposes the development of a system where all Scottish citizens would receive a minimum income - Basic Income Security. This is a working paper, we welcome comments, we will produce a final version in partnership with the Scottish Campaign for a Fair Society.

In summary the paper argues for:

1. Integration of tax and benefits
2. Pro-family approach to tax and benefits, supporting families in all their forms
3. Simplified tax and benefit calculations (into one set of questions)
4. Security by means of universal, non-means-tested, entitlement
5. Fair rates of taxation, removing extreme taxes on the poorest
6. Human rights, embedded in a new constitution for Scotland
7. Public committee to shape core entitlements, open to submission and scrutiny

The publisher is The Centre for Welfare Reform.

Basic Income Security © Simon Duffy and John Dalrymple 2013.

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