The experts of the pilot plan are looking for two towns between 1,200 and 1,400 inhabitants to give 800 euros a month to their inhabitants
EL PERIÓDICO has calculated which are the municipalities that meet this criterion and that could be among those selected
Half of the beneficiaries of the Catalan Universal Basic Income experiment will be the inhabitants of two towns in Catalonia. Your neighbors over the age of 18 and earn less than 40,000 euros a year they will receive 800 euros per month, 300 more if they have minors in their care. Experts from the Universal Income Pilot Plan office looking for two municipalities between 1,200 and 1,400 inhabitants and whose characteristics are similar to the Catalan average. Some of the criteria taken into account are the trends of recent years in the average net income per personthe Gini index of inequalityThe number of users of social servicesthe rate of hospitalizationsor access to high school.
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El Periódico has searched for the Catalan municipalities that meet population criteria: towns in Catalonia that fluctuate between 1,150 and 1,450 inhabitants. There are 41 municipalities. Among them could be found the candidates to participate in this social experiment. It is the best kept secret of the office that pilots this plan. Of these, five will have to be selected: two candidates to collect the benefit, and three more to be control towns.
fight between mayors
The secrecy in this matter can be understood for many reasons that can affect the experiment. It must not be forgotten that, in full pre-election period of municipal electionsthe mayors can put pressure on their respective parties so that their peoples are the chosen ones. Most are in the hands of Esquerra Republicana, Junts per Catalunya, although there are also many lists of independents.