What would it mean to help the poor without preconditions? To address the precarity at the heart of poverty? And to stand in solidarity with, rather than offering charity to, those who are marginalised and forgotten?

'Unconditional' tells the story of two inspiring policy experiments in India and Bangladesh. Combining universal basic income with community organiser support across five slums in Dhaka and Hyderabad, these experiments showed what is possible when social assistance is rooted in principles of care, connection, and justice.

Told through the stories of participants, the documentary points towards a future where unconditionality is the foundation stone of social policy.

This is a documentary by Dr Neil Howard, from the University of Bath's Department of Social & Policy Sciences. Neil is also the leader of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) Research Beacon.