Quebec to launch world’s biggest basic income scheme

Anti-poverty plan will give 84,000 people £10,500 a year

Canada has led the way in basic income
(Image credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

The Canadian province of Quebec is to launch the world’s biggest ever basic income scheme as part of a $3bn (£1.75bn) anti-poverty plan.

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