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The Finnish Experiment

Finland has just completed a two-year trial of so-called 'basic income' for the unemployed. Our World followed four people during the trial to see what impact it has had.

Finland has just completed a two-year trial of so-called 'basic income' for the unemployed. Two thousand people, who had been receiving unemployment benefit, were instead given 650 dollars a month, with no strings attached. Our World followed four people over the two years to see what impact the experiment has had on their lives.

Reporter: Erika Benke

30 minutes

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Sun 3 Feb 2019 21:30GMT

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