Unfortunately I don&#x27;t think this is going to work as long as there are any other benefits paid on an &quot;individual basis&quot;, eg some cultures here get extra money for their traditional dresses paid for by social security! And if you have kids and have spent all your &quot;basic income&quot; then you will still get new strollers (top of the line) etc for your babies, or cellphones for yor self and your family, with paid plans. Or your electric and internet bills paid.
The left will never agree to ditch these subsidies.<p>And the biggest issue is that housing is also paid for spearately under this plan (as per the article). 
Nowadays the situation living in helsinki center is that only rich and unemployed people can afford to live there. You know, &quot;close to where the work is!&quot;.<p>They should pay you a lump sum and you would live where you wanted using only that money. Too bad if you can&#x27;t afford the most expensive place to stay where &quot;the work&quot; (=pubs and bars) are.<p>In more remote places (but still cities) you can have a studio appartment for probably 200 euros per month.