Scott Santens
Editor of Basic Income Today
Basic Income Today was created to provide news and information and to further the discussion and debate about Universal Basic Income.
EDITOR’S PICKS
Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare policy. OK, “quiet revolution” is my way of trying to jazz up a government program whose very name — the Child Tax Credit — I worry will have a lot of people swiping away to something juicier. But stick with me. For the six months it was in effect last year,
Latest Articles
For More Than 20 Guaranteed Basic Income Projects, the Data Is In
By: Sarah Holder In more than 20 US cities that launched basic income programs during the pandemic, the average person receiving
Ottawa group says there’s enough evidence to support a basic income program
By: Kate F. Mackenzie An Ottawa group is advocating for a basic, livable income for those living below the
This man wants to give $1,000 to every poor person on Earth – but could his plan really work?
By: Will Brown More than a trillion aid dollars have been pumped into the continent since the 1960s. Famines
Proposal for Prince Edward Island Basic Income Now at Advanced Stage
By: Marie Burge Never before has the need for a basic income for Canadians been more urgent, and never
If you file taxes in these 17 states, you could be getting an inflation-relief check from the government—here’s who qualifies
By: Mike Winters Since prices for necessities like shelter and food have risen by 8.5% year-over-year, many U.S. state
Income Inequality
The OECD says South Africa should introduce a permanent basic income by raising taxes and eliminating tax breaks
By: Carol Paton See original article here. SA should make the R350 social grant permanent and raise taxes to
Income inequality in Canada declined with help from CERB and other pandemic support programs
By: Ghada Alsharif. See original post here. While COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the labour market, income inequality saw a
Belgian researchers explain why people with lower economic status don’t trust politicians as much
By: THE POLISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. See original post here. The ‘anomie’ concept – that the society is
Inequality report brings buzz back to universal basic income scheme
By: N Chandra Mohan. See original post here. There is again a buzz surrounding the provision of a universal
Pilots & Experiments
New $42M guaranteed basic income program is using innovative tech to distribute funds
By: Chase DiBenedetto As guaranteed income programs continue to expand and benefit thousands of families around the country, Illinois’
What is Hartford’s basic income pilot program and when will it start?
By: Jonah Dylan HARTFORD — The city is moving forward with a planned universal basic income pilot program, but
Mountain View Set to Launch Basic Income Pilot Program
By: Ginger Conejero Saab The city of Mountain View on Thursday was set to launch a basic income pilot
Prisoners saddled with huge bills following release
By: Barnini Chakraborty, Senior Investigations Reporter Former inmates who have paid their debt to society say they are still paying for
The Social Debate
Opinion: Implementation of a basic income grant could help eliminate the need for ‘black tax’
By: Cuba Houghton See original post here. The necessity of a black tax would in many ways be alleviated
White House and Senate Democrats eye child tax credit Hail Mary
By: Hans Nichols The White House is engaging with Senate Democrats about making one last push for an enhanced
5 ways South Africa could fund a basic income grant – and why Treasury doesn’t want to hear any of it
See original article here. South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by the Department of
COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021
By: Arthur Delaney WASHINGTON — Poverty fell to a new low last year thanks to new federal spending passed
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Success Stories
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Programs Have Changed Young People’s Lives
By: JACQUI GERMAIN Since the 2019 launch of Stockton, California’s, highly publicized universal basic income pilot, led by former mayor Michael Tubbs, guaranteed income pilot
Basic income helped St. Louis residents meet basic needs
By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on
As basic income pilot concludes in Gary, Indiana, recipients describe it as reaffirming their faith in God and their fellow man
See original post here. Of course, Sharon Fullilove and Diane Appiah are missing the $500 cash they each received
How a Universal Basic Income Helped Kenyans Fight COVID
By: TAVNEET SURI, NIDHI PAREKH. See original post here. New evidence from two Kenyan counties shows that cash transfers and
The Basics of UBI
In this age of chronic uncertainty, we need a basic income
By: Guy Standing We in the UK are living in an age of chronic uncertainty, in which crises pile
A Basic Income Grant in South Africa: What It’s All About
By: Carilee Osborne See original article here. South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world,
A universal basic income campaign is part of a broader, long-term project of change
By: Hein Marais See original article here. For a very large proportion of South Africans, paid work is neither a
Why Universal Basic Income Would Help Women Entrepreneurs Soar To New Heights
See original post here. Have you ever been told “hard work will get you where you want to be”?
Workforce Automation
It’s past time to prepare for a future where the workforce has as many robots as people
By: The Editorial Board There’s a scene in the movie I, Robot where a robot-hating police officer, played by
The first political party in Denmark to have its platform determined by AI includes a large UBI
See original post here. Universal basic income that’s double the average wage? Legislating in favor of human-algorithmic coexistence? These
Baidu unveils new self-driving taxi in China
By: Zoe Kleinman. See original post here. It says its new model, the Apollo RT6, has the the road
Amazon’s drone delivery service is finally starting
By: Joann Muller. See original post here. Nearly a decade after Amazon began working on drone delivery, customers living in