&gt; ... and is paid to people who have no other income<p>So, are we talking about unemployment benefits?  Because one of the things a guaranteed &#x2F; universal basic income aims to do is eliminate the so called &quot;welfare cliffs&quot;.<p>An example of a welfare cliff would be: let&#x27;s say you can get 300 euro &#x2F; month being unemployed, or 310 euro &#x2F; month working 60 hours a week.  Does it make sense to get the job?  With a UBI scheme, you&#x27;d get the basic salary, and you&#x27;d go do the job as well, kind of a win-win.  Of course the overall picture is much more complex than that, but that&#x27;s the idea.