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ArticleJournal of youth studies2025

What role do young people believe Universal Basic Income can play in supporting their mental health?

Elliott A Johnson, Hannah Webster, James Morrison, Riley Thorold, Alice Mathers, Daniel Nettle, Kate E Pickett, Matthew T Johnson

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Article in Journal of youth studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Elliott A JohnsonSocial Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Hannah WebsterTurn2Us, London, UK.
James MorrisonUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Riley ThoroldThe RSA, London, UK.
Alice MathersIndependent Researcher.
Daniel NettleSocial Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Kate E PickettDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of York, York, UK.
Matthew T JohnsonSocial Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds in England reporting a longstanding mental health condition increased almost 10-fold between 1995 and 2014. Studies demonstrate an association between income and anxiety and depression, with bi-directional effects. There is also emerging evidence that cash transfers may mitigate, prevent or delay those conditions. This article presents qualitative data exploring the relationship between income and anxiety and depression and the prospective impact of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a public health measure. Data was gathered from citizen engagement workshops with 28 young people aged 14-22 from Bradford, England. We present four findings: (i) participants believe that the current work and welfare system has a detrimental impact on their mental health; (ii) most participants believe that UBI would have positive impacts on their mental health by virtue of reducing financial strain; (iii) most participants appear to favour a UBI scheme with larger payments than have traditionally been proposed; (iv) participants believe that there are non-financial benefits of UBI, such as reduction in stigma.

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Adolescent mental healthanxiety and depressionpublic engagementsocial determinants of healthUniversal Basic Income

Identifiers

PMID39877460
PMCPMC11771461

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