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Sure that could be the goal, but when you run a small pilot you can't just ignore the existing policies and laws...

Also it's not the main benefit of UBI. It's just one benefit (or side effect) of UBI - when it's universal (not just a pilot) you can reduce the overhead of administrative costs.

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If the benefit requires other subsidies for recipients to survive, does it actually fit the definition of UBI?

> If the benefit requires other subsidies for recipients to survive, does it actually fit the definition of UBI?

Different people used different definitions of basic income. As far as I know, the most commonly accepted definition says nothing about the amount. But I have heard people say that it's not a "true" basic income if it's not above a certain level.

I just looked up the "basic income" wikipedia page and you are right, "full" basic income is above subsistence/poverty level and "partial" basic income is below. So this would be a trial of partial, non-universal basic income.

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