Is a minimum income a UBI?

No. A means-tested, household or conditional minimum is not strict universal basic income.

COUNTRY FILE

Namibia

NAMProposal

National statusNo strict national UBI

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

Related activityProposal

Otjivero-Omitara Basic Income Grant, 2008–2009; National Basic Income Grant (BIG Coalition proposal)

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.

Namibia has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). Pilots/experiments: Otjivero-Omitara Basic Income Grant.

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PILOTS AND CASH STUDIES

Pilots and cash studies

Pilot

Otjivero-Omitara Basic Income Grant

Historic local UBI pilot. Never nationalised.

PROPOSALS

Proposals

Proposal

National Basic Income Grant (BIG Coalition proposal)

Proposal to scale the Otjivero pilot nationally. Not enacted as UBI.

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

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

Proposal

National Basic Income Grant (BIG Coalition proposal)

UniversalNo

IndividualNo

UnconditionalNo

PeriodicYes

CashYes

Lasting nationalYes

SOURCES

Where this file comes from

Official source · 2026-08-26World Bank — World Development Indicators
Institution or operator · 2026-08-26BIG Coalition — Otjivero assessment
Institution or operator · 2026-08-26BIG Coalition — National BIG

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