Das Bedingungslose Grundeinkommen: Eine Chance für die Soziale Arbeit?

Abstract

This article deals with the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and potential impacts on social work, the welfare state, and people experiencing poverty. To this end, the function of social work and the welfare state are defined and discussed in relation to the fight against poverty and the Unconditional Basic Income. An overview of the history and models of the UBI is given and national and international practical examples are presented. The paper concludes with an assessment of the possible progressive effects and the feasibility of a basic income.

Keywords: Unconditional Basic Income (UBI), child protection, basic income, poverty, welfare state, digitalization, capitalism, social work