Related programme
Supplementary Welfare / Jobseeker's Allowance
UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes
COUNTRY FILE
Ireland
IRLActive pilot
National statusNo strict national UBI
It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.
Related activityActive pilot
Basic Income for the Arts, 2022; Supplementary Welfare / Jobseeker's Allowance
CheckedAugust 26, 2026
No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.
Ireland has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Supplementary Welfare / Jobseeker's Allowance” (related): Means-tested assistance floor.
RELATED BENEFITS
Related benefits
PILOTS AND CASH STUDIES
Pilots and cash studies
CRITERIA
Six criteria, per programme
Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.
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