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Basic income trial is testing how money affects child development

A study is looking at the effects of income on child development

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Growing up in poverty can have long-term negative consequences for children. Now, a study offering unconditional cash to a group of mothers on low-incomes in the US is beginning to discover the precise role of parental income in child development. It is the first randomised trial to look at whether a basic income might affect the way a child’s brain develops in this critical period.

Studies of children born into families with low income have found they tend to have more behavioural problems and …


Source: Humans - newscientist.com

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