Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022)
by huytersd on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:10PM
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It’s not universal. It’s basically indefinite unemployment payments.
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Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022)
by grecy on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @02:11PM
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Australia has that too. $1500/mo for a single person.
Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022)
by jrmg on Thursday January 04, 2024 @01:44AM
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This still seemed implausible to me, so I looked it up. The Icelandic government has all the details on the web in English!
It looks like it’s for up to 30 months, and you need to be employed for 24. months to ‘reset’ it: https://vinnumalastofnun.is/en/jobseeker/entitlement-to-unem...
You’re required to confirm every month that you’re seeking employment: https://vinnumalastofnun.is/en/jobseeker/rights-and-obligati...
The amount seems to be ISK 349,852 per month: https://vinnumalastofnun.is/en/jobseeker/amounts-and-payment...
So that’s about USD 2500 - though there are lower amounts depending on your ‘entitlement’ band - I’m not sure how that’s calculated. Even at the 100% band, that’s $30,000/year - which is (for example) half of California minimum wage.