This month was a very important one for hundreds of Canadian artists, as many of us just found out we won't be able to afford food or shelter in the coming months, writes filmmaker Mackenzie Reid Rostad.
Basic income pilot scheme for artists could start in January 2022 Government to develop three-year trial of full scheme that would cost €27.4m a year
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The Government is to pilot a guaranteed basic income scheme for artists and arts workers as part of its economic-recovery plan.
A basic-income guarantee was the
top recommendation from artists and the wider arts sector expressed through the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce’s Life Worth Living report. Describing it as an unprecedented move, with the pilot involving “a significant number of artists”, Minister for Culture Catherine Martin said she will develop a proposal for the trial scheme by July, working with Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys.