Monthly child tax credit payments to start hitting bank accounts July 15
May 19, 2021
Qualifying families will get monthly payments of up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 a month for each
Qualifying families will get monthly payments of up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 a month for each
California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination supersite in San Diego, California, U.S. February 8, 2021. Photo
Campaigners hail ‘huge moment’ as first minister commits to trials of payments to cover living costs Steven Morris @stevenmorris20 Fri 14 May 2021 10.38 EDT
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett should support legislation that would result in carbon dividends being paid to Americans while saving lives. By: MARK REYNOLDS AND JAN
Jamie Swift and Elaine Power’s book offers a compelling argument that it’s time to give Canadians more freedom and security. By: Paloma Pacheco “The good
To ease the pain of reforms the government is introducing a donor-funded scheme that aims to provide a temporary $5 basic monthly income to 80%
The American Rescue Plan lifted millions out of poverty and charted a new course for economic assistance by emphasizing direct cash relief. Is UBI next?
Nixon, Guaranteed Income and our future. How the 37th President Laid a Foundation for Monthly Cash By: Scott Santens ______________________________________________ This article appeared in Humanity
Councilwoman Margaret Abe-Koga makes a pitch for UBI using stimulus funds By: Kevin Forestieri Calling it the right time to test the waters on an
Newark’s pilot will be one of the nation’s largest in collaboration with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a national network of mayors advocating for a guaranteed
The middle class and low-income Californians are expected to benefit from UBI By: MAGGIE ANGST Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled plans to deliver a second round
Scores of politicians including almost half of Welsh parliament have signed UBI trial pledge By: Steven Morris Scores of politicians who won seats in last
The 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair, the world’s largest venue for public discussions on basic income, attracted more than 600,000 online and offline visitors before
Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the government of Turkey will give citizens 1,100 lira income support. In the face of this one-time support, the
As UBI policy is actively debated across the country, perhaps hearing from the voices of high school students, the next generation, can point the way
Editorial: Are cash handouts a better antidote to poverty? Let’s find out – Los Angeles Times By The Times Editorial Board Since President Johnson launched his
GLBI could lift millions of Canadians out of poverty, giving workers leverage and empowering them to make their own choices By: New Democratic Party MP
Madison, WI is launching a pilot as part of a larger effort to convince the federal government to tackle national poverty through direct income payments
Denver nonprofit is testing regular “UBI-like” monthly payments as a potential answer to homelessness. By: Sloan Dickey The circumstances that lead to homelessness is a problem
Social change is often bottoms up, starting from people and then moving through the political process. UBI is no different and the people are speaking
Concentrated poverty is one of Harrisburg’s biggest problems. Will UBI help? The mayor wants to give it a shot. By: Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com Harrisburg
At the heart of this concept is the idea of individual freedom and personal dignity, or more particularly, the means by which individuals can exercise
With more than 160 million checks from the last COVID relief bill now delivered, Americans are asking if more are on the way. By: Travis Pittman
After pandemic ‘this will be a different economy’, says Fed’s Powell By: Christopher Rugaber Still, Powell said many Americans who are out of work will struggle
This post is an interview between Timothea Armour, Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland Editor and Teja Hudson, a zero waste consultant and founder of Zero,
Located just 60km from Rio de Janeiro, Marica has modelled itself into a very different city, paying residents a universal basic income, using its own
Bill aims to give more freedom to families through better financial support in the forms of tax credits. Can it gain traction? By Evie Fordham | Fox
The American Rescue Plan has been hailed as a historic effort that will cut poverty by a third and child poverty by half. Congress can keep it going.
Unemployment insurance as a share of personal income spiked during the pandemic more than in other recessions. Time for UBI? By: Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff During
President asks Prime Minister to cooperate in providing MNT 1 million support to each household By: Baljmaa.T baljmaa@montsame.gov.mn The government of Mongolia, on April 8,
The Pandemic changed people’s thinking and now most would welcome government-sponsored job training and other interventions according to Pew Research Institute BY KAT DEVLIN, SHANNON SCHUMACHER AND J.J. MONCUS
The disconnect between poverty and unemployment is not surprising but as of last month, the U.S. poverty rate has been on an upward trajectory. It
The Liberal Party just passed a basic income resolution. So what now? By Claire Gallagher Liberal Party delegates voted to pass not one but two basic
Fed up with the government’s failures during the pandemic, #1400Challenge is inspiring people to turn their front yards into communal gardens. By Ella Fassler Michael Chaney
Proponents say no-strings-attached payments can boost urban development, narrow the racial wealth gap outside of emergencies too by Carey L. Biron | @clbtea | Thomson Reuters Foundation Highlights: >
A personal story. By: Tia I was part of the very first Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, back when it was just 20 moms almost three
The $24 million program in LA would be the largest UBI experiment of its kind in the United States. The stakes couldn’t be higher. By: LIBBY
By: Jackson Cote | jcote@masslive.com As the debate over the idea of universal basic income continues across the country, the city of Cambridge is set to
Guaranteed income programs, no matter whom they support, must frequently battle the same zombie ideas. By Lily Janiak When the city announced last month that it
As new $1,400 Covid stimulus checks roll in, Americans are using them to pay monthly bills, regardless of their incomes, a new survey finds. By:
If the pandemic taught economic policy makers nothing else, it’s the value of nimble fiscal supports in averting disaster and weathering hard times. By: David
SCOTLAND has a “radical opportunity” to introduce a universal basic income (UBI), with the next Scottish Parliament expected to have a majority of MSPs who
“We have to create an entirely new structure for the Internal Revenue Service. We are not historically a benefits delivery federal agency,” Rettig said on
By Andrew Trunsky After years of fiscal conservatism and deficit hawkishness, the Republican Party has shown signs of a shift toward a more populist, pro-worker
We can’t be an anti-racist, just society until we have safe and stable families and communities. And for this we need cash. Let’s first provide
While the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered for many things, it may mark the official beginning of the age of automation. By: ANDRES OPPENHEIMER The
With 8.7 per cent of Canadians living below the poverty line and thousands more struggling to make ends meet, backers of this policy say a
The Bay Area is ground zero for UBI. More than anything, these pilots could help normalize the concept of guaranteed income, for the public and
By Marc E. Fitch The City of Hartford’s Court of Common Council voted in March to create a task force to assess the possibility of a
Capitalism is the problem, social movements denounce on World Health Day. By Michele de Mello, translated by Ítalo Piva On April 7th, World Health Day,
Providing Canadians a basic income could cut poverty by almost half in 2022, based on the federal poverty line. By Jolson Lim A national guaranteed basic
By Greg Iacurci Nearly 2.4 million Americans were unemployed for at least a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which issued its March
By Sarah Delahaye More and more people feel that universal basic income (UBI) could change our society for the better. But how can we make
What doxo’s data tells us about how consumers are spending their third $1400 stimulus check. doxo’s data shows that once stimulus checks started to appear
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) admits they inflicted psychological harm on benefit claimants, engaged in unofficial sanctioning targets, and pushed disabled people into work
A intimate and personal story that gets at the heart of the challenges of being a single mother. Imagine how UBI can support these families.
His Family Security Act, which would pay parents a monthly stipend as they raise their children, has united an unusually diverse swath of experts and
The bloc’s recovery efforts are falling short of those in the US. When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a landmark EU recovery
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By Jacob Pramuk Twenty-one Senate Democrats led by Ron Wyden are pushing President Joe Biden to include recurring direct payments and an extension of jobless benefits
By Catherine Clifford Artificial intelligence will create so much wealth that every adult in the United States could be paid $13,500 per year from its windfall
Introducing a Basic Income Guarantee would cost a lot of money. The good news is that we can finance them by raising taxes on the
Former call center workers said that stopping fraud was prioritized over providing benefits. Opinion by the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board It’s no secret that
This is a list of some arguments in support of UBI that I’ve most frequently come across during my years of following the UBI discussion.
Imagine a new model: a smaller number of American workers using labor-saving methods, who also get high wages out of a much bigger chunk of
The Marin program will provide $1,000 monthly grants to 125 low wage-earning women of color who are raising at least one child in Marin County.
Eligible artists must be aged 18 and over, have suffered loss of income due to the pandemic and have an artistic practice “rooted in a
Should the massive federal assistance have been more targeted? We should be glad it wasn’t. By Robert Shapiro Both progressives and conservatives criticized the three major
The Automatic Boost to Communities (or ABC) Act is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and is a long shot to say the least. By Todd
By Sarah Ravani Oakland plans to start a guaranteed income program this spring for 600 residents — one of the largest such programs in the country,
“The results of this experiment will demonstrate whether basic income is a fleeting issue or a means by which to solve problems such as future
Artists make up just under 1% of the labor force—that’s more than the number of workers in either the auto manufacturing or utilities sectors. But
‘Payments may be making their way into mutual funds and ETFs’: Goldman Sachs analysts wrote. By William Watts Stock-market investors poured a record amount of money into U.S.
Families will not get cash or checks, but debit cards they can use to make purchases. 110 Paterson families will receive $400 per month for
Pandemic parenting is impossible. American work culture is a big reason why. By Anna North Erica, an Indiana mom, was working part time last spring as
The newly enacted child tax credit has the potential to reduce the number of rent-burdened households with children by nearly 9%. By Dana Anderson The newly
Opinion by Tarek Fatah The sight of the homeless sleeping on sidewalks in below-freezing temperatures is not an uncommon sight for those of us who
A new report on the California’s city’s no-strings-attached money experiment shows that the $500 monthly stipend did more than improve recipients’ well-being: It helped them find work.
Spain will test a four-day workweek in a new pilot program this year, The Guardian reports. The government will cover costs for employers who offer
Biden’s stimulus plan contains an experiment in Universal Basic Income. The bill’s child tax credit has the potential to change the way that the United
Ensuring everyone has decent public services and a guaranteed income could transform the UK after the pandemic Opinion by Anna Coote and Neal Lawson As Britain’s economy
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The idea of creating a universal basic income is being pushed by Liberal MPs and grassroots party
For too long people in need have been stereotyped as lazy and dependent. Cash payments give them the breathing room to chart a better life
A guaranteed income gives people the mental, physical and economic benefits that come with a basic level of financial security — including the ability to
“Although there is now a little library of books on Basic Income, we believe that our effort is unique in that it tells detailed, personal
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents. By Carla
How government-provided cash gives people the tools to solve their own problems. By Aisha Nyandoro and Natalie Foster As President Joe Biden prepares to sign the
The words in this video essay were authored by writer and UBI advocate Scott Santens. Video by Build The Floor. _____ To view original video
“Without UBI, I believe many feel the very capitalist system itself is in crisis,” says Govorner Lee Jae-myung. By William Gallo, Lee Juhyun SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA –
The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting. By Helen Lyons The robots are coming. Not to kill you with lasers, or beat you in
By Helen Lyons Working towards a universal basic income is urgent, says Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of the conservative Mouvement Reformateur party (MR). Bouchez spoke about
“Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it,” 92 groups have said in a joint statement. Several unions,
Under the plan passed Tuesday, $6 million would go toward a universal basic income pilot program in Councilman Curren Price’s South L.A. and downtown district.
Instead of reserving CARES Act stimulus funds for municipal operations — like everywhere else in the United States — Skagway leaders decided to redistribute most
The American Rescue Plan would temporarily expand the child tax credit for 2021: allowing 17-year-old children to qualify, increasing the credit to $3,000 per child
LGBT+ people have so much to contribute to our society—be it in enterprise, the arts or in our politics. But still too many of us
Opinion by Eric Levitz For weeks, a handful of moderate Democrats in the Senate have been fighting to prevent $1,400 COVID-relief checks from reaching their own
By Aria Bendix In Stockton, California, 125 residents got $500 per month, no strings attached, for two years. After a year, full-time employment among them
Ten senators want to make direct payments and unemployment insurance extensions automatic until the economy recovers. By Kevin Robillard Ten Democratic senators are pushing President
Unconditional cash payments to residents are more of a floor to stand on than a safety net, say these Carolina scholars in light of a
Anne Case and Angus Deaton provide a compelling account of the problem, but anemic solutions. The epidemic of deaths of despair will continue unless we
If medically assisted death becomes more accessible for Canadians, we have a moral obligation to make living well — through housing, mental health supports —
Sen. Dave Cortese proposes statewide basic income pilot; a pilot that includes foster care youth as they leave the child welfare system. By Laurence Du Sault
By Lorie Konish KEY POINTS A new coronavirus relief bill is in the works and it could mean a big payday for some families. New
The Green Party is proposing a basic income model that would give every Canadian a basic revenue source that could cover necessities such as clothing,
For so many people, financial insecurity is a constant in their lives, curtailing their life chances and causing chronic stress. As I have argued before, universal basic income could
We are public opinion scholars at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We conducted a survey to try to understand how the first round
Bill C-273 is focused on framing, testing and validating different models of UBI implementation to get to real answers and data. By Roderick Benns Julie Dzerowicz,
Durham’s proposal to experiment with a type of universal basic income is moving forward. By Thomasi McDonald Councilman Mark-Anthony Middleton recently announced a plan to
One universal truth holds both pre-pandemic and now: The number one obstacle to escaping an abuser is financial insecurity. This article contains descriptions and discussion
The more distant someone is from mainstream culture, the more they need money to address their unique needs in their own way. By: Evelyn Forget
The hot debate about which federal agency is best suited to manage benefits for kids could impact kids for generations. By: Elaine Maag President Biden,
By Melissa Repko KEY POINTS Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said more customers spent their recent stimulus checks on necessities, such as groceries, rather than big-screen
The expert panel would have benefited from a political scientist or, heaven forbid, one or two people actually living in poverty sharing the pen. By Hugh
One woman’s work to get UBI onto the screens and into the hearts of Americans. By Diane Pagen People who care about winning a Universal
“I wake up and I feel privileged that I may have a positive impact on the lives of other people,” said Yang on Wednesday. By Jenni
Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan, Tuesday, announced major programs aimed at helping families get back on their feet as the county and the rest of
Recurrent, direct payments should be a permanent part of the U.S. recession-fighting arsenal. Opinion by Mark Blyth Early in the COVID-19 pandemic last year, just one
UBI, at its core, is an unconditional cash transfer that guarantees a livable income regardless of work status. This differs from Canada’s current philosophy on
Giving people money is a proven, fast, equitable strategy to spur economic recovery. The truth is, we need recurring stimulus checks in addition to established
Maybe such fat checks wouldn’t have been as necessary if the country had a more robust support system for its people. Opinion by Noah Smith Americans
“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. It actually changes the trajectory of a life, because it has such catastrophic implications
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace oppression with a system of care. By Zach
Opinion by: Tim Cadogan As Congress debates a new COVID-19 aid package, millions of Americans are struggling to pay for rent, groceries, utilities and medical
By Diane Griffin, Brian Francis, and Mike Duffy Last spring more than 50 members of the Senate of Canada urged the federal government to implement
By Theo Wayt When governments in developed countries like the U.S. and Britain provide extra support for low-income people through tax credits and more generous
By Senator Ron Wyden The most visible—and popular—pieces of economic relief Congress has approved over the past year have been relief payments and enhanced jobless
By the Economic Security Project Members of Congress, mayors, organizers, small business owners, and individuals impacted by the pandemic participated in events across the country
A new report from AARP’s Public Policy Institute explores how the coronavirus pandemic has amplified chronic problems in long-term care, as nursing homes became COVID hotspots and hiring
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Families with young children currently living in deep poverty in Yolo County would receive monthly cash assistance under a universal basic income pilot
By Jolson Lim Support for a basic income may be shifting from one end of the country to the other. Four senators are the latest leaders
The Family Security Act would offer up to $350 per month, per kid, to help parents raise their children. Opinion by Dylan Matthews In 2019, Mitt
The $1,200 Covid-19 stimulus checks last year were a breakthrough in US policy — and may signal a new course for US politics. By Dylan Matthews
Their output has ‘kept us all alive throughout this pandemic.’ But several blows have made the creative life too precarious. After a year of upheaval
By Greg Rosalsky As Washington debates sending checks to Americans and increasing the minimum wage, a new study offers evidence for how such policies could help eliminate
The Cost of Living examines claims made by UBI’s supporters and detractors and includes interviews with welfare rights adviser Barb Jacobson, the late anthropologist David
By Shahar Ziv The U.S. could afford to give every working adult $1,875 stimulus checks for eight months for the same cost as the tax
By Andrew Trunsky Even though President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan has been met with skepticism from some Republicans, more and more GOP lawmakers have
Georgia Sens. Raphael Warnock (D) and Jon Ossoff (D), both of whom won January runoff elections on the promise of a Democratic senate passing another
But who will pay? Two-thirds reject increase in their own taxes, most feel wealthy should be responsible June 18, 2020 – As the federal government extends
The left is eager to go big on the next coronavirus relief proposal. By Sarah Ferris More than 50 House progressives are pushing President Joe Biden
The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the understanding, acceptance, and implementation of Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs to benefit all
Fifty female celebrities, business leaders, and activists have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden asking for a “Marshall Plan for Moms.” By Zlati
“Given the current crisis and the need for the urgent decisions to address the devastating humanitarian crisis facing the country, it would be opportune for
If a Biden relief package isn’t open-ended, and tied to a full recovery, America is doomed to repeat last-minute partisan fights over aid. Opinion by Claudia
By Sean McElwee & Dawn Milam Amid an economic crisis and devastating unemployment that has families across the country struggling to afford basic needs, a
Republicans need to focus on policies popular with voters and with middle-class families, and we have to compensate both businesses and households for their losses
Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted this week that she was “circulating a letter to Biden” pushing for recurring payments. By Thomas Barrabi WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Ilhan Omar,
Biden earlier this month announced his intention to push for an expansion of the child tax credit as part of his $1.9 trillion economic relief package, and
The prefixes ‘food’, ‘child’ or ‘fuel’ make life for 14 million poor Britons seem easily fixable. In truth, radical action is needed By Aditya Chakrabortty
A decline in funding and changes in the workplace — and how long people are out of work — have left a program unequal to
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, sometimes called “MGI,” was founded in June 2020 by founded by then-mayor of Stockton, California, Michael D. Tubbs. Meet the
Coloradans need real relief now. The more we can do to support struggling families and help boost our local communities now, the stronger we’ll bounce
An updated system of income and taxes would alleviate the worst crises the United States faces, including climate change. What’s more, we’ve got the numbers
Dr. King taught us that direct cash payments are a smart response to poverty and mass unemployment. In this crisis, we need to heed that
“Andrew’s commitment to a basic income is why I’m endorsing him, and why we’ve worked tirelessly to support Democrats across the country,” says King III. By: Jason Lemon
While enrolled in a universal basic income program, Patricia Jackson had access to a reserve of $3,200 that she was able to draw from when
Universal Basic Income did not disincentivize people from working. The results of this study contradict one of the most common arguments against UBI. By: Patrick Hoff
Yang is a Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. King is a civil and human rights advocate. By: Andrew Yang and Martin Luther King III
Andrew Yang favors a modified version of universal basic income that would provide payments of about $2,000 to a half million of the poorest New
Prioritizing direct monthly payments isn’t just good policy—it’s good politics. By: Sean Kline and Jim Pugh “It’s not hyperbole, you can change America,” President-elect Joe Biden told
By: Scott Santens Everything seemed to change in 2020, and yet in very important ways, what really needed to didn’t, which is what must change. It’s
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor. In a campaign video released late Wednesday on
The local organising committee for the 2021 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in Glasgow are very excited to announce our call for papers for
By: Li Jin Summary: Right now, the creative economy relies on platforms like YouTube and Instagram and it looks a lot like the U.S. economy —
The ECI is asking for a universal basic income that is unconditional, individual, and of a quantity that is at least equal to the poverty
But Biden, who’s expected to offer more details of his plan Thursday, seems inclined to get the funds distributed quickly. By: David Lerman President-elect Joe
Emergency benefits showed the value of ensuring all Canadians are guaranteed enough money to meet basic needs. Opinion by: Moira Wyton A basic income program
Terms like “covidiots” have become almost as familiar as “pandemic fatigue,” feeding into a widespread narrative of blame whereby the spread of infections is explained
Laying the foundation for a more inclusive and resilient economy: “While the vaccine can reduce our likelihood to contract the novel coronavirus, we must also
Congressional Democratic leaders have already signaled they could use a legislative maneuver known as budget reconciliation to approve more generous economic relief for individuals and strengthen Obamacare. By:
A new poll by WeMove and YouGov shows that around two-thirds of Europeans want governments to put in place a Universal Basic Income (UBI) where every person
Sixty-five percent of respondents say they’d support recurring $2,000 checks, an idea still advocated by Sens. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders, who along with Vice
For Republican pollster Robert Cahaly, December 23 was the day “the bottom fell out” for the GOP in the all-important Georgia Senate runoff that will
At least 11 U.S. cities are piloting UBI programs to give some of their residents direct cash payments, no strings attached. By: Sarah Holder Giving
“The debate over $2,000 isn’t some abstract debate in Washington, it’s about real lives. Your lives, the lives of good, hardworking Americans,” Biden said. By:
A study released this year by UNICEF and the Overseas Development Institute found that high-income countries can see a 5% drop in poverty from universal child benefits.
By: Jemima McEvoy TOPLINE With 3 million votes already cast for the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia, state Democratic Party pillar Stacey Abrams, who has
Many areas are confronting COVID-19’s economic fallout, illegal hunting, mining, deforestation, and bushmeat consumption all tend to increase during downturns. This is why UBI can help. By: Joseph
OP-ED: Can the Covid-19 pandemic bring us out of the vicious cycle of working ourselves to death? By: Mohammad Tareq Hasan In today’s world, we
The virus shut down the world in a global economic meltdown. This is why UBI is being viewed as a viable policy across the world.
One city in California deployed a courageous UBI experiment. That bet paid off. Here is the interview from PBS Millions of Americans faced economic, housing
Ohio Senator Brown Joins Sanders in Delaying Senate Holiday Over $2K Stimulus Checks. Will it work? BY JEFFERY MARTIN Ohio Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown said Tuesday
BY KATHRYN WATSON The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a bill to increase the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000, with 275 members voting for
In the richest country in the world, nearly half of people who need help can’t get it. This is a wake-up call to the failure
HIGHLIGHTS The press secretary for Andrew Yang’s Humanity Forward organization told Insider that the group has discussed potential recurring economic relief with the incoming Biden
Toronto palliative care doctor Naheed Dosani says that providing a ‘basic income’ to any Canadian who needs it addresses social inequities and reduces costs to
By: Tucker Higgins | @TUCKERHIGGINS HIGHLIGHTS: President-elect Joe Biden will seek a third round of stimulus checks in the next Covid-19 relief bill, he said
Democrats have been pushing for a $2,000 payment for months despite Republicans push back. Will the president’s potential veto get people more help? By: Lynn
There is a commonly held belief that poverty is not the result of any systemic failure, but the personal failure of the impoverished. This view is just
Latest data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey has found that 3 out of ten Americans face eviction in the next two months. This
A majority of Australians would welcome a universal basic income, survey finds Key points: 58 per cent of Australians support a universal basic income The
Millions of people facing evictions, remaining unemployed, standing in food bank and soup kitchen lines. Our politicians didn’t do enough. By: Jake Johnson Democratic and
Gaps in the Self Employment Income Support Scheme and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme have left many Equity members with no support at all since
The lack of long-term economic aid for unemployed workers has meant that incredible amounts of suffering are everywhere in America right now. We talked to
There is a real possibility to implement basic income in Taiwan. Sometimes, great change happens first in small places. by Tyler Prochazka Taiwan held its first-ever
For half a decade, fiscal policy favored stimulating the economy by giving financial incentives to upper income populations with the expectation that they will invest
By: Joseph Zeballos-Roig HIGHLIGHTS: A group of progressive Democrats recently sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to include $2,000 stimulus checks in the
With 25% of the workforce underemployed or unemployed, fixing the problem will require new initiatives like government infrastructure projects and UBI to stimulate the economy.
The one-time presidential candidate and tech entrepreneur has lobbied dozens of lawmakers in support of UBI in this time of crisis. By EUGENE DANIELS The Yang
Contribution to GTI Forum – Universal Basic Income: Has the Time Come? By: Mary Mellor Interest in a basic income seems to be growing, and
By: Kristin Myers Universal basic income (UBI) has been a “lifesaver” for households participating in UBI pilot programs, Mayor Michael Tubbs told Yahoo Finance. The
One hundred fathers in a South Carolina city will be paid $500 monthly for two years as part of the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for the inclusion of relief checks in the next COVID-19 stimulus package.
A new report by Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) makes a strong case for utilizing a basic income as part of Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery.
Unique new research is looking at the effects of UBI during a pandemic by analyzing data from a massive ongoing 12-year income study in Kenya,
Estimates are that Congress needs to spend 4 times more than it is currently proposing, according to one estimate. Can we afford NOT to do
It’s the latest sign of resistance to a bipartisan Covid relief plan in the Senate for a direct payment to people. Can they get it
ALEX CULVIN, member of UBI Lab Network, tells Georgina Trace how a Universal Basic Income in the UK could emancipate women and provide financial security
The country is in desperate need of a massive economic recovery program. The incoming administration shouldn’t hold back. By: Robert Hockett, Aaron James The last four
O’Leary said the government should “stop funding companies” and bail out Americans instead. UBI is the answer. By: Alexis Christoforous Time is running out for
‘Poverty is expensive’: Toronto doctor says universal basic income actually costs society less By Kamyar Razavi & Mike Le Couteur Global News One of the pillars of the federal
Some jobs will disappear and others will emerge as the world faces a dual disruption The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2020 comes at a
Could Oxford be the testing ground for a monthly cash handout given to everyone, regardless of their income? By David Lynch @davi_lynch A Universal Basic Income (UBI) would provide
One Canadian province is advocating UBI for its population to serve as a test case for all of Canada. By: Stu Neatby (stu.neatby@theguardian.pe.ca) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —
New tool from Stanford compiles extensive research and shows the connections between UBI and a variety of social issues. The UBI Research Visualization bolsters basic
An idea pioneered by Alaska could inoculate society against extreme inequality By James K. Boyce When voters went to the polls in November, one outcome was
Are we preserving jobs that will disappear in the next few years? Thomas Hannah (LSE) and Rocco Friebel (LSE) argue that the Job Retention Scheme should be replaced with
By: Alexis Rodney The $4.5 billion set aside by the Government for COVID-19 relief cash grant distribution is finding its way back into the economy.
Views on a guaranteed basic income vary drastically across Europe — some see it as a springboard, while others call it a hammock. Now, an
The fundamental building block of a strong social contract is citizens being able to trust their Governments. UBI is becoming part of the new social
VIDEO on The First 100 Days of the Biden / Harris Administration and what can be accomplished. Basic Income Community Planning for The First 100
Analysis: how a band of Catholic monetary reformers in Ireland promoted the idea of a basic income to eradicate poverty By: Gordon Warren Although widely
From the time COVID hit the U.S., politicians have continually failed to support citizens with new stimulus payments. The price will be high. By: Lorie
The pope outlines several new programs such unconditional payments, including compensating unpaid caretakers and “informal workers” to respond to unprecedented times By: Colleen Dulle —
“There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing
Automation is inevitable and this city is looking to lead the way with innovative solutions, like Basic Income for artists. Will it catch on? By:
Covid is transforming how people view the role of government to support their citizens in times of economic turmoil. Will it change how we look
The financial support from government stimulus programs have been credited with keeping many businesses and households afloat yet the upcoming benefits cliff may prove to
UBI programs need to think big picture to achieve lasting results. Is this the right time? By: Wendi Williams In late October, Mayor Aja Brown
Three-year pilot, costing €2.5m per 1,000 participants, proposed by recovery taskforce A proposal for a three-year pilot of a universal basic income in the arts,
Replacing the raft of recovery benefits with a simple, permanent guaranteed income would be an automatic stabilizer for people and the economy. By: Evelyn L.
By: Joseph Zeballos-Roig Key takeaways: ________________________________________________________________ The United States is experiencing a huge surge of coronavirus cases unlike any other in its nine-month battle against
Basic income is a guarantee that no Canadian will have to live on an income far below the poverty line. It’s as simple as that.
As we look to a post-pandemic future, more and more local authorities are getting behind the idea of a Universal Basic Income. The case is
It used to be that casual work was something teenagers experienced but more and more older workers are underemployed. A troubling trend. By: Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Unions want R350 coronavirus support to become a permanent basic income grant for South Africa. Can it become permanent? The Congress of South African Trade
There are varying ideas in terms of public perception of “what a lockdown is all about.” Is UBI part of the definition? BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
City Treasurer Ricky Bell wants Glasgow to be at the “front of the queue” for a universal basic income trial. By: Drew Sandelands @drewsandelands The councillor
Veterans of all ages have unique needs but our current social support systems aren’t sufficient for Veterans with disabilities. UBI can make a real difference.
Imagine how much healthier societies can function if a check showed up in people’s mailboxes to save them from destitution. UBI makes that a real
Millions of people have fallen through the cracks of the government’s support packages. Has the moment for UBI finally arrived? By: Jasmine Norden Elected representatives
By: Danielle Ong Hopes for another coronavirus stimulus package are reviving following Joe Biden’s win against Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. Democrats and Republicans have been at odds
Most Americans don’t know that Social Security benefits have effectively been cut not because of the way that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated. UBI can
Michael Bohmeyer’s website, “My Basic Income,” has given randomly selected people almost $1,200 a month for a year to see if it improves their lives.
Should a guaranteed livable income should be part of the answer to post-pandemic struggles for working people throughout Canada? By: David Maher (david.maher@thetelegram.com) Federal New Democratic
Imagine the challenges of falling through the gaps in the social security net because, despite being ill, you’re not disabled ‘enough,’ or chronically ill ‘enough,’
Now there’s a chance for anyone to volunteer for a guaranteed income program, one that you both can benefit from—and help support. BY KRISTIN TOUSSAINT If
Canadians are now asking themselves, and their leaders: What if everyone had enough to live, all the time? Enter UBI. When the COVID-19 pandemic caused sudden and unprecedented job loss, Canada moved swiftly. The
State unemployment agencies are discovering errors in payments affecting hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans. Even when the agencies made the original error, they’re taking
One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane says they will pilot the country’s first Basic Income Grant model called Rightful Share, early next year. Maimane says
The Calgary Counselling Centre saw something surprising during the pandemic lockdown period: distress levels in their low-income clients dropped. At a time when anxieties were
In rural Kenya, a UBI pilot started in 2007, paying about Sh80 of $.075 daily which significantly improved well-being on common measures such as hunger,
Universal basic income lets people bridge periods out of work or in bad jobs so they can invest in their own skills and re-enter the
Large cross-party group urges government to allow councils to run pilot schemes By: Richard Partington — @RJPartington A cross-party group of MPs has called on the
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer worker counterparts, according to a study
This week, the Hamilton Chamber participated in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s (CCC) Virtual Annual General Meeting, where chambers from across Canada voted on policies
York could be set to become Yorkshire’s fourth city to call for pilots of Universal Basic Income (UBI). By: Geraldine Scott Green Party councillors, who
The idea of a UBI for all citizens is gaining traction because UBI gives us the freedom to say no. By: Vincent Lo Search Google
HudsonUP, founded by The Spark of Hudson and the Humanity Forward Foundation, will disburse $500 payments to 25 participants every month for 5 years starting
Post-Covid, we must build a new income distribution system that will provide society, and every individual, with much greater resilience By: GUY STANDING Covid-19 was the
It’s time to treat people with disabilities with respect instead of paternalism and to address the inadequacies of the current system. The proposed federal Disability
Even people who built rainy day funds over years are watching their savings run down to zero, with no relief from the government in sight.
Unthinkable: It was good enough for your ancestors, says anthropologist James Suzman By: Joe Humphreys Anyone feeling lockdown guilt – that sense that you’re not being
Centralized, independent research infrastructure builds evidentiary portfolio for federal guaranteed income policy Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), together with the University of Pennsylvania School
Increasingly, economists are discovering that government spending on programs like healthcare and cash aid is an investment that pays future dividends, refuting old assumptions about
Half of all work tasks will be handled by machines by 2025 in a shift likely to worsen inequality, a World Economic Forum report has
Gyms, restaurants, and movie theaters are all reeling for the very same reason By: James Surowiecki On July 11, the American economy hit a key
The stimulus checks went to help people pay down debt and prepare for an uncertain financial future. The impact of this trend is significant for
The pandemic accelerates the adoption of automation across industries including the food services businesses. The impact on workers is irreversible. By Greg Nichols. A burger-flipping robot
This is a debate we should be having now, as the pandemic has caused the ground to shift on unemployment and government assistance By: Father
Beginning in November, a new UBI pilot with 2,000 low-income families in Massachusetts will be given $200 to $400 a month that can be used
There’s a need for additional income, especially with the pandemic resulting in record high numbers of unemployment especially for Black and brown people. Here is
The rise in poverty was triggered by a lack of new stimulus checks and the end of the $600 weekly unemployment benefit, researchers at Columbia
Few people appreciate the extraordinary impact human dignity has on our everyday lives. By: Donna Hicks Ph.D. At about the same time that I realized
By: Nick Wells in Vancouver. NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — B.C.’s Green party leader took aim at previous provincial governments during the release of her party’s
Researchers sound the alarm that an impending recession and mass unemployment means we are heading into an unprecedented mental health crisis. By: Maya Oppenheim –
San Francisco is launching a Basic Income Pilot for Artists to provide up to 130 artists with $1,000 a month. See what that looks like.
Caterpillar’s automation strategy was not born during the COVID-19 era but the global pandemic is accelerating its rollout. By: Rajesh Kumar Singh. Question: How can
By: Scott Santens. What South Korea is doing does not meet the definition of basic income, as it opts for a special currency that can
The COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring Europeans to think the previously unthinkable, according to a ground-breaking survey out today from a team led by Professor Timothy Garton Ash,
This may be the time for bi-partisan support that would involve a carbon tax with redistribution. “It’s not politically impossible,” says Former Federal Reserve Chair
In the wake of the pandemic, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is seeking to forge a more interventionist state. By: Aaron Burnett This is not the time for austerity,”
Is it time for an updated look at what Universal Basic Income is and how it impacts society across the economic spectrum By Rebecca Gao With
By Diamond. — In her large colourful glasses, UBI activist Claudia Leduc does not look like someone who has suffered from burnout. But, as is common
A Vancouver-based research project gave homeless individuals cash and tracked their progress for a year. The 50 cash transfer recipients not only found stable housing,
Earlier Tuesday, the president seemed to kill stimulus talks, tweeting that there would be no deal until “after I win” the election. But then he
Newly established Kuwaitimpakt.com, a gateway for public policy papers in Kuwait founded by Bensirri, today released an essay suggesting new solutions to Kuwait’s fiscal woes. Titled “New Ideas for Kuwait”,
By: Andrew Yawn Adrian Perkins still remembers the feeling of not having enough. How it feels to gargle water dashed with salt and pepper instead
By Jeong-Ho Lee and Sam Kim. — Record government spending triggered by the coronavirus in South Korea has helped send a maverick regional governor to the top of polls to
A new project led by citizens aims to collect one million signatures in support of a radical welfare overhaul. By: Sam Gregory A new campaign
As people’s livelihoods have been thrown into upheaval amid the pandemic, public desire for a stronger safety net has increased globally. Has the time come
U.S. welfare policies have, from their very inception, been discriminatory. By: Alma Carten. — A recent UNICEF report found that the U.S. ranked 34th on the list
New Cornell-JQI-RIWI Report reveals that the real-time jobs picture is worse than imagined. Real-time data collected by RIWI from August 14 to September 27, 2020,
Juggling Financial Stress And Caregiving, Parents Are ‘Very Not OK’ In The Pandemic By: RHITU CHATTERJEE. — Back in early spring, Khristan Yates worked as
We have more than enough work to go around for the next generation if we address one of our nation’s biggest problems: infrastructure. By: Andrew
Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed By: KIM PARKER, RACHEL MINKIN AND JESSE BENNETT. It’s been roughly six
Could there become a time when all our basic needs are paid for by the government? That’s the question many economists and politicians around the
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred a debate about guaranteeing basic income to all citizens. By: SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei Seoul bureau chief The debate on
The pandemic has exposed the systemic failures of America’s inadequate welfare state. It’s time to start over. By: MIMI ABRAMOVITZ, DEEPAK BHARGAVA The economic crisis that
