Guaranteed minimum income ||It has been suggested that this
article be merged into Guaranteed annual income . (Discuss)
Proposed since March 2013.| Guaranteed minimum income (GMI) also
called Citizen's Income, is a system of social welfare provision
that guarantees that all citizens or families have an income
sufficient to live on, provided they meet certain conditions.
Eligibility is typically determined by citizenship, a means test
and either availability for the labour market or a willingness
to perform community services. The primary goal of a guaranteed
minimum income is to combat poverty. If citizenship is the only
requirement, the system turns into a basic income guarantee. A
system of guaranteed minimum income can consist of several
elements, most notably: - a minimum wage, either set by law or
resulting from negotiations of employers or their organizations
with trade unions; - a calculation of the social minimum,
usually below the minimum wage; - a safety net, to help citizens
or families without suf