Scott Santens has been researching and advocating for the concept of unconditional universal basic income (or UBI) since 2013.

Scott describes UBI as follows: "Basic income is society investing in itself with a form of social security that’s unconditional, universal, periodic, cash for each and every individual member of society. What makes UBI so different than other forms of social security is that it’s built on a foundation of trust. UBI doesn’t care if you’re employed or not. UBI doesn’t care if you’re poor or not. UBI only cares that you are human, and you are alive. Because you are alive, you need sufficient access to resources to stay alive, no questions asked."

Scott's thoughtful advocacy of UBI was one of the factors acknowledged by former U.S. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang as having shaped his thinking. Nowadays, UBI is discussed much more frequently and more widely than, say, ten years ago.

But how have the prospects for UBI been changed by the various turbulent events of the last few years?

Scott joins London Futurists in this webinar to provide an update of his thinking in 2023, and to share his vision for future developments.