Universal Basic Services are provided on the basis that they are necessary to sustain and enable each citizen's material safety, opportunity to contribute, or participate in the decision-making processes of their community, region or country, even if they lack any financial income.
The UBS model extends the notion of a social safety net to include those elements necessary to fulfil a larger role[8] in society.
The courts, assemblies, political salaries, civil services and other aspects of the structure of the society are included in the definition of Legal UBS.
UBS are designed and delivered by governments and institutions which tailor the exact content of the services to meet the particular circumstances of the local community.
In October 2017 the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London (UCL) produced a report[5] modelling the cost of UBS for the United Kingdom.