Scott Santens
Editor of Basic Income Today
EDITOR’S PICKS
Mayor of Chicago proposes $500 monthly payments for a year to 5,000 families
by: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitched a pilot program Monday giving $500 monthly payments to 5,000 low-income households, part of the city’s proposed $16.7 billion spending plan that relies on an infusion of federal relief funds to close budget gaps for several years. Lightfoot, a first-term Democrat, characterized the proposed $31.5 million cash assistance program as a way to help “hard-hit, low-income households in need of
Latest Articles
Refundable Tax Credits as Steps toward a Guaranteed Basic Income for Canada?
By: Wayne Simpson. As the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deficiencies in income support systems in Canada, calls have been
Universal Basic Income would ‘value each individual in a society’
By Richard Gurner Universal Basic Income (UBI). It’s a topic that has generated many headlines in Wales in recent
As pandemic squeezes budgets, Georgia families lean on child tax credit checks
By Yamil Berard, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Payments help autistic child get therapy, family avoid eviction, couple cope with job loss,
Government pushes ahead with basic income grant plans
by Bloomberg South Africa’s government met Tuesday to discuss how to accelerate the country’s economic recovery and consider the
Which of Canada’s main parties support basic income?
The Canada emergency response benefit renewed calls for establishing a national livable income program By: Jaela Bernstien When the federal
Income Inequality
Survey Shows People No Longer Believe Working Hard Will Lead To A Better Life
A growing sense of inequality is undermining trust in both society’s institutions and capitalism, according to a long-running global
Racial employment divide continues in recovering US economy
Americans who lost their jobs to the Covd-19 pandemic are returning to work, but Black and Hispanic workers continue
South Africa: Food Riots Show the Need for a Basic Income
As rioters target supermarkets, activists call on the government to help those who cannot survive amid rising prices and
Piketty: Basic income, a job guarantee, and inheritance for all must all be implemented
Covid has given the world a moment to re-evaluate our relationship to work, life and social justice. How can
Pilots & Experiments
Reaction to San Francisco’s new anti-violence cash pilot gives hope it will work
by Justin Phillips on Sep. 12, 2021 When I talked to Sheryl Davis days after San Francisco announced the
First direct cash payments coming to Columbia fathers through CLIMB basic income pilot program
One hundred Columbia-based fathers will soon have more money to provide for their families due to UBI pilots under
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Gets Pittsburgh City Council’s Initial Approval
Half of the participants will be Black women in an effort to address inequities uncovered a 2019 report. By:
Hudson’s UBI Pilot Program is adding 50 more participants to receive $500 a month for five years
By: Sara Rizzo HudsonUP’s Universal Basic Income (UBI) Pilot Program (NY) is adding 50 more participants to receive $500
The Social Debate
Canada votes 2021: Candidates share thoughts on universal basic incomes
Some people support them, others reject them, here’s where the candidates stand With election day on Sept. 20, the
Canada’s election could have been about basic income
By: Teresa Wright · Columnist Here we are, a week away from the federal election, and I can’t get
450 economists just signed a letter in favor of extending the enhanced child tax credit
As Democrats debate whether to extend the enhanced and fully refundable child tax credit (CTC) past this year, almost
UBI candidate tops presidential polls in South Korea with talk of universal basic income
By: Hyonhee Shin. A South Korean politician who once said he aspired to be a “successful Bernie Sanders” is
Andrew Yang
Success Stories
Child Tax Credits Help Poorest Americans Pay Off Costly Debt
Census surveys show that low income families are using the child tax credits to pay off debt. This is
The Pandemic Cost Him Everything. But the Child Tax Credit Is Giving His Family Hope.
Phil came to the U.S. in search of opportunity, but when COVID-19 hit he lost his job, immigration status,
Will basic income get its due on the campaign trail in Canada?
With affordability on many Ontarians’ minds this election, TVO.org looks at the credits and debits of basic income —
‘It literally saved us’: what the new child tax credit means for families
For many American parents struggling to make ends meet during the Covid crisis, Biden’s child tax credit has already
The Basics of UBI
Opinion: Yes, we can afford Universal Basic Income in South Africa
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs Political will and strategic taxation channels could help bridge the yawning divide between
Guaranteed Minimum Income and How It relates to UBI
As the idea of different versions of UBI continues to gather support among the public, attention is turning to
Adopting basic income scheme in Wales could improve health for all
A new report published today (22.06.21) by Public Health Wales suggests that introducing a basic income scheme in Wales could be a catalyst for
Basic Income Will Increase Workers’ Bargaining Power
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought calls for a universal basic income. While it’s no silver
Workforce Automation
Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
By: MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN. Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los
Rent-a-robot: Silicon Valley’s new answer to the labor shortage in smaller U.S. factories
Better technology and the need to pay higher wages to humans have produced a surge in sales of robots
Elon Musk just announced Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot, prototype next year, and reemphasized the need for UBI
As robotic technology evolves quickly to perform many tasks people can do – the labor market will feel its
Many Jobs Lost During the Coronavirus Pandemic Just Aren’t Coming Back
Companies see automation and other labor-saving steps as a way to emerge from the health crisis with a permanently