A/HRC/35/26 Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4 II. Introducing basic income .............................................................................................................. 6 A. Characteristics of a full basic income ................................................................................... 6 B. A brief history of the concept ............................................................................................... 7 C. The twenty-first century resurgence ..................................................................................... 8 D. Forms of basic income .......................................................................................................... 10 Similarities and differences with other schemes ........................................................................... 11 A. Negative income tax ............................................................................................................. 11 B. Global basic income ............................................................................................................. 12 C. The welfare state ................................................................................................................... 12 D. Cash transfers........................................................................................................................ 13 E. Social protection floors ......................................................................................................... 14 IV. Basic income and poverty ............................................................................................................. 15 V. Affordability.................................................................................................................................. 16 VI. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 17 III. 3