Basic Income for the Arts - Public Consultation Report

An online consultation on the upcoming Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme opened on 6 January 2022 and closed on 27 January 2022, following a successful stakeholder forum on 15 December 2021, where over 150 participants from 50 artists and arts workers resource and representative bodies came together to discuss the proposal and provide their views and feedback to the Minister and her department.

The purpose of the online consultation was to ensure that the general public, artists, and those working in the arts and culture sector have the opportunity to contribute to policy development for the pilot scheme and to offer suggestions from their experiences as artists, arts workers, and members of resource organisations on key issues such as the schemes objectives, eligibility criteria, supporting emerging artists and participant responsibilities.

The department is grateful for the scale and quality of views expressed as part of the public consultation in relation to the proposed objectives of the scheme, and has been working to reflect views expressed in the final pilot design, including both the scheme and its accompanying research plan.