Minimum Income Guarantee: Experts by Experience Panel report

Report structure

This report contains a brief summary of the Minimum Income Guarantee policy background, then discusses the recruitment of the panel, the methodology, and introduces the panel. The report then summarises their work over two years, and sets out the principles generated by the Expert by Experience Panel to guide future decisions related to the design, implementation and delivery of a Minimum Income Guarantee.

The report can be read as a whole or you can find the following information in the sections as follows:

For a summary of the important and unique contribution of the Panel and the final recommended principles see the Executive Summary.

To read about why a deliberative experts by experience panel was convened to respond to this policy design challenge, how members were selected and supported to take part – see the policy background and panel recruitment sections.

To read about what happened in each Panel meeting see:

Meeting one: foundations

Meeting two: fairness

Meeting three: a dignified quality of life

Meeting four: the Minimum Income Guarantee and work

Meeting five: the Minimum Income Guarantee and equity; single parents and disabilities

Meeting six: the Minimum Income Guarantee and services

Meeting seven: the level of the Minimum Income Guarantee

Meeting eight: working towards principles

Meeting nine: finalising the principles

To read the recommended principles for decision making on a Minimum Income Guarantee created by Panel members see:

Principle one: fairness

Principle two: compassion

Principle three: inclusive and accessible

Principle four: monitoring and evaluation

Principle five: a holistic system

Principle six: transparency

Principle seven: wellbeing

Principle eight: fair work