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Ethiopia

ETHActive related benefit
National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityActive related benefit

Productive Safety Net Programme

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.

Ethiopia has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Productive Safety Net Programme” (related): Safety net with public-works component.

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CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Related programme

Productive Safety Net Programme

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

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