Applications for the basic income for the Arts pilot scheme open today at 1pm

APPLICATIONS FOR THE basic income for the arts pilot scheme opened from 1pm this afternoon. The scheme is being run by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and will examine the impact of a basic income on artists and creative arts workers.

Payments of €325 per week will be made to 2,000 eligible artists and creative arts workers who will be selected at random and invited to take part.

Culture Minister Catherine Martin has allocated €25 million as part of Budget 2022 to the scheme, which aims to stem the flow of creative people out of the arts sector.

It’s envisaged that the income support will encourage creative arts workers to focus on their craft without having to enter into employment in other sectors to sustain themselves.

SEE MORE ON THE SCHEME AND HOW TO APPLY:  https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment_and_redundancy/employment_support_schemes/basic_income_arts.html