We are the only species that now needs money to survive. A UBI provides the money to restore our ancient birthright.

Replacing ‘pay day’ and other short-term loans. 

Should you lose your business, job, or just some shifts, or even passive income - for any reason – the UBI is paid regardless.

A UBI allows every person to take on marginal work to boost their total income to better themselves and their family - without loss of the UBI. 

Job seekers would not have to apply for jobs they know they'll never get - just to prove they are really looking for work.  Instead, people could spend all their time doing the things needed to find work and/or care for their family.

As the UBI is paid to everyone, it removes the stigma of being dependent on others, and avoids the humiliation of having your life questioned in minute detail to get a scrap of support. 

It would allow people to take time off paid work in short bursts to learn new knowledge and skills before applying them in the economy, without starving while you do it. 

A UBI gives everybody the security to say "no" to unsafe, illegal, or unethical working conditions. We teach our children the importance of consent in the bedroom. A UBI extends the same values into the workplace.

It would also help people to move and/or change their living and working circumstances because they have the money to do so.

As the money is spent into the economy, it will boost demand for goods & services, requiring more labour.

For stay-at-home carers it would provide part paid recognition of the huge value they contribute to society - estimated to be equivalent to more than 50% of Australia’s GDP

Either by allowing carers to pay for some in-home help, or to place their dependent in care for some periods. 

With a UBI, partners can more easily share time in paid work and in caring, without suffering deprivation.

By boosting the incomes of people who have additional health & carer costs over and above any welfare benefits they receive.

A UBI could avert much of the violence and neglect that is triggered by financial stress. It would also provide a practical means of escape as it would be paid separately to each individual.

In Australia, over 3 million people live in poverty, mainly single women with young kids, as well as those who are old, incapacitated (disabled, sick, and injured), and those between jobs – all of whom lack savings and family support.  It includes 17% of all children. This is an ever-changing group of people, indicating it is a system problem, rather than due to widespread ‘moral failing’.

Improved cognition and behaviours are evidenced in all members of a family once they have sufficient income to survive.  As important is the assurance that the UBI cannot be taken away. 

Financial stress is one of the main drivers of suicide.  A UBI directly addresses this.

Just as poverty degrades the ability of adults to manage their own lives, so it harms the ability of children to learn.

Studies show that with sufficient income (and availability) the consumption of fresh food increases, while that of alcohol and tobacco falls.

Studies also show that with sufficient income, birth weights improve through better nutrition, while mothers extend their maternity leave to better care for their newborns.

Importantly, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, by providing them with the same UBI as everyone else, it offers a way of lifting many from the trap of welfare dependency. Enabling them to focus on thriving, rather than surviving.

With a UBI the opportunity is to take more time with family and friends and in the community.  This can be done without detriment to the economy where the UBI is set to keep the labour market in dynamic balance.