Brazil: Basic Income — A New Model of Innovation Diffusion

Basic income guarantee: a review of implications for oral health

“…Of the four US projects, the New Jersey site collected health and medical utilization data that is of particular interest to this paper . Other BIG experiments include those within Brazil, Namibia, and India . Finally, the book titled Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform provides a good overview of all the BIG pilot projects performed to date .…”

“…Currently, only low‐income families are eligible for a monthly payment of R$15–100 depending on the income level and the number of children. As of 2010, it had reached 13 million families (i.e., 22.8 percent of all Brazilian families) .…”

“…Beside school‐age children, more adults were pursuing continuous education in the Seattle‐Denver experiments . In Brazil, school attendance increased eight percent among 5‐6 year olds in families receiving BIG than those that did not .…”

“…Other positive health outcomes observed among BIG projects include improved nutrition status in children and reduced risk of low birthweight babies . Childhood malnutrition and compromised diet have been linked to poor oral health .…”

“…Theoretically, it could achieve both. Indeed, improvements in poverty and income inequality were seen through a small payment of BIG in Namibia, India, and Brazil . Poverty is known to contribute to many social and health problems, including low access to dental care and poor oral health .…”