Nit: In relation to 'the fundamental premise of UBI is that it can replace all charitable programmes'. This is not the fundamental premise. UBI as a financia

Nit: In relation to 'the fundamental premise of UBI is that it can replace all charitable programmes'. This is not the fundamental premise. UBI as a financial leveller or as a minimum support value would be a different number to those in different locations and with different conditions. Location adjusts cost in terms of amenity values (heating, cooling, travel, etc.) - and it is not desirable to clump the population into one location. Condition causes a large variation in living cost - good health is not cheap, but it is cheaper than many temporary, long term, terminal, or permanent conditions. Where UBI does not take these into account - which most don't - there would still be a need for charities and other large scale societal funding mechanisms.