basic income

Ellipsis of universal basic income., a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a jurisdiction receive a sum of money, regularly and unconditionally.

Ellipsis of guaranteed basic income., a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a jurisdiction are guaranteed to have an income level at or above the set basic income cut-off level, whereby the government will top-off incomes falling below the line, to reach the limit. Those falling above the line would not receive payments.