COUNTRY FILE

Switzerland

CHEProposal
National statusNo strict national UBI

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

Related activityProposal

Federal basic-income referendum (2016), 2016–2016

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.

Switzerland has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). Proposals: Federal basic-income referendum (2016).

PROPOSALS

Proposals

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

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

Proposal

Federal basic-income referendum (2016)

UniversalYes
IndividualYes
UnconditionalYes
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalNo

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