coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday.The report suggests three options: top-ups on existing average incomes, lump-sum transfers linked to differences in the median standard of living across a country or uniform lump sum transfers regardless of where someone lives in a country.
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Introducing a temporary basic income for the world’s poorest people has emerged as one option,” said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner.