Minister Martin presents Basic Income for the Arts scheme to UK Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster
From Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Minister Catherine Martin, Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, is in London today to meet with UK parliamentarians and union representatives. Minister Martin has been invited to speak to the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in Westminster about the ground-breaking Irish Basic Income for the Arts scheme (BIA), an innovative pilot scheme which has the potential to transform how the arts is funded in Ireland.
The APPG examines issues affecting performers in the arts throughout the UK and minimum income guarantees for performers is an issue the group are currently considering. It was in this context that the APPG invited Minister Martin to speak to about the BIA scheme and any learnings from the Irish pilot that could be useful for the UK.
Minister Martin said:
“I was very pleased to be invited to speak to the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group about the delivery of the Basic Income for the Arts, which has been a key priority for me. This pilot scheme will research the impact of a basic income style payment for artists and will inform future government policy on how best to support artists and the arts sector. There is huge interest internationally in the scheme and I happy that Ireland leads the way in innovations as to how best to support artists and the arts sector."
The scheme was launched in April this year and attracted over 9,000 applications. Payments to the 2,000 recipients began last week and the data collection and research project has begun.
Role | Name | Party |
Chair & Registered Contact | Claire Hanna | Social Democratic & Labour Party |
Officer | Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | Labour |
Officer | Kim Johnson | Labour |
Officer | Giles Watling | Conservative |
Officer | David Warburton | Independent |
Officer | Deidre Brock | Scottish National Party |
Officer | Ian Murray | Labour |
Officer | Kerry McCarthy | Labour |
Officer | Lord Clement-Jones | Liberal Democrat |
Officer | Kevin Brennan | Labour |
Officer | The Earl of Clancarty | Crossbench |
Overall, the BIA aims to:
Participants will be required to take part in the research programme, which will require them to collect and share data on a number of topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Details of time spent on various activities including creative practice, working in the arts, work in other sectors, training, professional development, leisure time
- Income earned from the arts and other sectors including household income
- Demographic data, for example: age, gender, ethnicity, disability status, art form, geographic location
- Wellbeing indicators