rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/basic-income-for-artists-sign-up-for-updates?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-basic-income-for-artists-sign-up-for-updates' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Basic Income Conversation https://actionnetwork.org/groups/basic-income-conversation https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/default_facebook_images/000/161/459/original/V1_NEU_SC_Action-network-share-graphic.jpg?1583146410 We are convening artists, arts organisations, arts unions and interested people to drive forward a conversation about how a basic income for artists might work in the UK. Sign up to receive updates on this work, including being contacted about upcoming events. Financial insecurity is increasingly a barrier between artists and their creative practice - but there is another way! A universal basic income is the idea that everyone should have an unconditional, regular cash payment that covers their basic needs as a right. Ireland piloted a targeted basic income for artists after a recommendation from the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce Ireland during COVID lockdowns. 2000 artists received a weekly payment of €325 for 2.5 years from 2022 to 2025. The scheme was shown to return €1.39 for every €1 invested. The Irish Government recently announced that they would be making their Basic Income for Artists Scheme permanent. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/basic-income-for-artists-sign-up-for-updates