Actually it is worse than that, a not particularly qualified worker would hardly get more than 1000 maybe 1200 Euro/month (full time). The "reddito di cittadin

Actually it is worse than that, a not particularly qualified worker would hardly get more than 1000 maybe 1200 Euro/month (full time). The "reddito di cittadinanza" (universal basic income), depending on a number of factors, is something in the range 500-800 Euro/month. In theory this income is linked to a sort of unemployment office that should offer (quickly) actual jobs, you can refuse up to three of them and then you are out of the program, but in reality these jobs are never offered or are offered after several months and there are probably endless ways to workaround the limit. Starting this year the "three strikes" rule becomes "two strikes", but even this stricter rule - while it may reduce the amount of people supported by this income - won't do anything about the actual issue (having more people working). The two proposals have different limits: 1st proposal must be within 80 km from place of residence or however reachable with public transport in 100 minutes or less 2nd one can be anywhere in Italy Both, particularly the second, are simply non-realistic for low wage/entry level jobs.