And this is a very misleading summary of the results.
Here are some actual quote from the study:
> Ten respondents moved from unemployment to employment while 32 moved from employment to unemployment. Of the participants who moved from employment to unemployment, 13 (40.6%) enrolled in full-time education during the pilot with the intention of re-entering the labour market later as more qualified workers.
Almost half of people who stopped working did it in order to train for a better job. That's great!
> most of the respondents who were unemployed during the pilot reported experiencing health issues that made it difficult or impossible for them to work.
Receiving BI allowed sick people to not be forced into work to pay for a basic existence? That's great!
Take into account those two factors and almost no able bodied, employable person opted to not work.
Sounds like a success to me.
Here are some actual quote from the study:
> Ten respondents moved from unemployment to employment while 32 moved from employment to unemployment. Of the participants who moved from employment to unemployment, 13 (40.6%) enrolled in full-time education during the pilot with the intention of re-entering the labour market later as more qualified workers.
Almost half of people who stopped working did it in order to train for a better job. That's great!
> most of the respondents who were unemployed during the pilot reported experiencing health issues that made it difficult or impossible for them to work.
Receiving BI allowed sick people to not be forced into work to pay for a basic existence? That's great!
Take into account those two factors and almost no able bodied, employable person opted to not work.
Sounds like a success to me.