Basic income pilot scheme for artists could start in January 2022 Government to develop three-year trial of full scheme that would cost €27.4m a year
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The Government is to pilot a guaranteed basic income scheme for artists and arts workers as part of its economic-recovery plan.
A basic-income guarantee was the
top recommendation from artists and the wider arts sector expressed through the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce’s Life Worth Living report. Describing it as an unprecedented move, with the pilot involving “a significant number of artists”, Minister for Culture Catherine Martin said she will develop a proposal for the trial scheme by July, working with Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys.
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In early December, following protests outside Leinster House, Minister for Culture Catherine Martin said one-to-one dance instruction would be permitted under Level 3 restrictions but all group dance and exercise classes would remain suspended. One-to-one classes were suspended again, however, in the third wave of the pandemic after Christmas.
Teachers have spoken of their frustration about the investments they have made in perspex and socially-distanced ballet bars and other equipment in dance studios and community halls, in efforts to ensure safe in-person classes, Ms Sherlock said.
âThey are worried because there has been a fall-off in numbers as some children have not been able to access classes via Zoomâ and so are concerned about whether pupils will return in numbers.