The perceived legitimacy of a basic income among Finnish food aid recipients

Linnanvirta, Suvi; Kroll, Christian; Blomberg, Helena

doi:10.1111/ijsw.12362

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“…This suggests that (perceived) personal need and insecurity, as well as a preference for social equality affects BI opinions, aligning with the results from welfare attitude studies generally (Meier Jaeger, 2006;Roosma et al, 2014). However, Linnanvirta et al (2017) find that among their sample of poor Fins, the level of support for a BI, as well as the motives for and against it, do not differ substantively from the Finnish general population. Also, from a theoretical perspective, it is not immediately clear what kind of interest indicators and ideological positions would play which role.…”

Section: Possible Individual Characteristics Influencing Bi Supportsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…However, under more detailed specifications, a BI might drop substantively in popularity. Especially, the suggestion that not only natives, but also immigrants would be covered by a BI lowered support levels (Bay and Pedersen, 2006; Linnanvirta et al, 2017; Stadelmann-Steffen and Dermont, 2017), and reference to the possible (cost) consequences of a BI, like increased taxes or reduced (other) benefits, had an eroding effect in the United Kingdom (Ipsos, 2017).…”

Section: Public Opinion On Bimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public opinion on basic income: Mapping European support for a radical alternative for welfare provision

Roosma

Oorschot

2019

Journal of European Social Policy

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The idea of a universal basic income (BI) is both radical and simple. Obtaining a sufficient citizenship-based income without work obligations is fundamentally opposing the foundations of the welfare systems that are in place nowadays. As BI has gained increasing attention in public debates and among policymakers, questions arise about its social legitimacy. This study is the first to analyse a broad range of explanatory individual and contextual factors that may affect popular support for BI. In addition, we study how BI support is related to support of current welfare provisions, to analyse how radically different people perceive a BI to be. We use a unique survey question – available for 23 European countries, from the recent release of the European Social Survey (2016) –that introduces BI with an extended definition, emphasizing its universal and unconditional character and that it will replace other benefits and services and is paid for by taxes. Results show relatively high, but varying levels of support among European countries and social groups. People who are in a more vulnerable socio-economic position support BI more, as well as political left-wingers, egalitarianists and people who support targeting benefits at the poor. Also, a BI is more supported in countries with higher levels of material deprivation. This pattern of relations on both the individual and contextual levels seems to suggest that it is not the universal character or its unconditionality that makes a BI so attractive to a large share of the European population, but the fact that it provides (poor) people with a guaranteed minimum income. We also find that people who support other welfare reforms are more supportive of a BI. This, and the fact that younger people are more pro-BI might give hope to BI advocates who present the proposal as a social system of the future.

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Section: Possible Individual Characteristics Influencing Bi Supportsupporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Public Opinion On Bimentioning

confidence: 99%

Public opinion on basic income: Mapping European support for a radical alternative for welfare provision

Roosma

Oorschot

2019

Journal of European Social Policy

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“…The focus of the study is on the proportion of households using basic social assistance as a last resort which is means‐tested (cf. Ilmakunnas, 2018; Ilmakunnas & Moisio, 2019; Kuivalainen, 2005; Linnanvirta et al, 2019). Basic social assistance is arranged by the State through the National Insurance Agency.…”

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Additional income support buffers the demand for child protection services at the municipality level

2022

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This study explored in the Finnish context whether additional income support for economically insecure households reduces the demand for child protection services at the municipality level. The data were retrieved from the Official Statistics of Finland from 294 municipalities in 2017–2019. Mediation and moderation analyses were used for testing the hypotheses. According to the results, household economic insecurity was associated with the demand for child protection services. The more economically insecure households there were in a municipality, the greater the demand for child protection services. On the other hand, additional income support has a buffering effect between household economic insecurity and the demand for child protection services. However, the effect of additional income support depends on the proportion of economically insecure households in a municipality. The degree of buffering effect was increasing when the proportion of household economic insecurity was also increasing.

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“…Abundant research has found that people with a lower income and educational attainment, and those in a higher risk position in the labor market (e.g., temporary workers or the unemployed) show more positive attitudes toward UBI (Bay & Pedersen, 2006; Lim & Tanaka, 2019; Roosma & van Oorschot, 2020; Shin et al., 2021; Stadelmann‐Steffen & Dermont, 2020; Vlandas, 2021). Similarly, perceived income uncertainty (Lee, 2018) and the perception that a UBI would improve one's current economic situation (Linnanvirta et al., 2019) are related to greater UBI support. Importantly, these findings corroborate previous literature that states the importance of considering both objective and subjective indicators of self‐interest when studying welfare attitudes (e.g., Brown‐Iannuzzi et al., 2015; Kevins et al., 2019).…”

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Support for unconditional basic income in Spain: A materialist or post‐materialist issue?

Guerendiain‐Gabás,

Gil de Montes,

Bobowik

et al. 2023

Political Psychology

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Unconditional basic income (UBI) is a redistributive policy proposal that is receiving increasing attention in the Spanish political sphere. Welfare attitudes literature has shown that support for UBI is higher among left‐wing citizens and those of lower socioeconomic status. However, previous studies have not addressed the mediating role of ideological values such as egalitarianism or meritocratism in supporting UBI. Furthermore, studies have not considered the interactive relationship between ideological and self‐interest motives when studying attitudes toward UBI. Drawing on modernization theory, we propose that individuals' socioeconomic status conditions the role of ideological motivations in shaping support for UBI. To test this hypothesis, we study data from two different surveys conducted in Spain in 2017 (N = 1958) and 2021 (N = 2004). Our findings suggest that ideology is a less relevant motivation for supporting UBI among the Spanish citizens of lower socioeconomic status, but it becomes increasingly salient among higher‐status citizens. Among the latter, egalitarian values lead leftists to support UBI, whereas anti‐egalitarian and meritocratic values lead rightists to anti‐UBI positions. We discuss these findings within the framework of modernization theory, addressing support for UBI by different social groups and the ability of this policy proposal to elicit broad‐based support.

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The perceived legitimacy of a basic income among Finnish food aid recipients

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Public opinion on basic income: Mapping European support for a radical alternative for welfare provision

Public opinion on basic income: Mapping European support for a radical alternative for welfare provision

Additional income support buffers the demand for child protection services at the municipality level

Support for unconditional basic income in Spain: A materialist or post‐materialist issue?

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