Why Ireland is giving a basic income to artists – podcast
Rory Carroll reports on the Irish government’s initiative, as a musician and a writer relay their experiences on the schemeThe Irish government’s Basic Income for the Arts initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists, after a pilot found that the scheme recouped more than its net cost and improved the wellbeing of participants.“It’s effectively a subsidy to help them focus on their art because most of them are juggling other jobs, sometimes multiple jobs,” the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent, Rory Carroll, tells Helen Pidd. “The idea is that this will facilitate your art, make your life easier and that wider society will benefit from this.” Continue reading...
Rory Carroll reports on the Irish government’s initiative, as a musician and a writer relay their experiences on the scheme
The Irish government’s Basic Income for the Arts initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists, after a pilot found that the scheme recouped more than its net cost and improved the wellbeing of participants.
“It’s effectively a subsidy to help them focus on their art because most of them are juggling other jobs, sometimes multiple jobs,” the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent, Rory Carroll, tells Helen Pidd. “The idea is that this will facilitate your art, make your life easier and that wider society will benefit from this.” Continue reading...
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