Bill banning basic income programs, like UpLift in central Iowa, passes Iowa House
The bill would specifically ban a pilot program called UpLift that provides a guaranteed income of $500 a month to 110 people in central Iowa.
The bill would specifically ban a pilot program called UpLift that provides a guaranteed income of $500 a month to 110 people in central Iowa.
The pilot program would offer monthly payments of $1,400 for three years
In an ambitious move to combat young adult poverty, Democratic Representatives Morgan McGarvey and Bonnie Watson Coleman have introduced legislation aiming to grant every member of Generation Z in the U.S. a $500 monthly payment.
By providing a guaranteed minimum income to all young people under the age of 30 who are out of work or further education, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration in this city hopes to encourage more people to enter the workforce. But will they bother to work then?
In five states, Republican politicians are trying to ban programs that provide low-income people with monthly payments of $500 to $1,000 for a year or two, with no strings attached.
Harris County’s guaranteed basic income program received more than 82,000 applications from residents before the online portal closed earlier this month
The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission announced that a guaranteed income pilot would finally come to Fresno County after the area missed out on funding from the state last year.
Washington Democrats want to give 7,500 low-income state residents recurring cash payments for two years, no strings attached.
Basic Income Project’s new funding includes $2 million expected from city; program helps more than 800
Bettencourt asked the Texas attorney general to weigh in on whether the plan to give $500 monthly stipends violates the Texas Constitution.
Calling taxpayer-funded basic income programs “insane,” “socialism on steroids” and “an attack on American values,” a pair of Republican state lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would prohibit such programs in Iowa.
A new cash-assistance program will provide money to the mothers of newborns Audrina Gatica and Khim’Meir Taylor, who were thrust into the spotlight Wednesday as the program officially opened for applicants.
Goldbug is funding a guaranteed income pilot for pregnant women—the first privately financed program like it in the country.
“Unconditional Basic Income: An initiative starts again”
The program providing provided guaranteed, no-strings-attached monthly incomes
“This program has given our youth the power and autonomy to make the choices that most benefit them,” Mayor Latoya Cantrell said in a 2022 news release.
“Uplift Harris” aims to give financial relief to low-income families in the county, with parties receiving $500 a month for 18 months.
The Welsh government has announced that its universal basic income (UBI) project will not be continued after the initial pilot ends in 2025 because of the cost.
Advocates say that “no-strings attached” funding puts participants on a path to financial security because they often use the money to cover basic necessities, pay off debt, and build up savings.
There were 10,849 eviction filings in Denver County this year, the highest number since the 2008 financial crisis.
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Prince George’s County is launching Thrive Prince George’s, a program that seeks to provide economic stability and mobility for families in the County.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says she backs the concept of universal basic income. What she doesn’t want is another limited pilot like the ones that have spread across the country.
For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend.
Report out Wednesday says how much program would cost and how to pay for it
As climate change has made annual rains ever more intense, the deforested areas have become increasingly prone to deadly mudslides.
The policy planks come two weeks before Liberal members vote for the new leader
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is launching a basic income program for residents aged 60 to 64, part of a poverty reduction plan announced Wednesday that some advocates say could make a real difference.
More than a quarter of Santa Clara County families struggle to afford their basic needs. To lift thousands of them out of poverty, a new study recommends guaranteed monthly payments — with no strings attached.
Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip Jane Hutt has praised the progress and uptake of the basic income pilot scheme after meeting care leavers taking part in the programme.
The Denver Basic Income Project gives cash payments each month to 800 individuals experiencing homelessness, no strings attached.
The founder of Twitter gave $1 million to the new guaranteed basic income program to help expand its reach in his hometown of St. Louis.
It was useless to make minor changes to the old system. A new system was needed. The evidence was clear.
What if, instead of traditional housing vouchers laden with convoluted red tape that landlords notoriously hate, low-income tenants could pay their rent with cash?
LA’s universal basic income (UBI) pilot program, “BIG: LEAP,” gave participants $1,000 per month for a year.
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes
Fairfax County will be piloting a guaranteed income program for residents in select ZIP codes, offering $750 per month to 180 families for 15 months starting in 2024.
A surge of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan has helped cities develop pilot guaranteed income programs. Will they last?
California officials representing some of the wealthiest cities in the world traveled to one of the poorest villages in Africa this week to study universal basic income
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, takes on a basic income to address racial disparities and improve birth outcomes
Researcher Will Schneider discusses the optimism for and potential limitations of cash transfers as a way to decrease child maltreatment.
A nonprofit in Washington, D.C., has launched a guaranteed income pilot program supporting Black mothers with current or recent child welfare involvement.
Research shows that guaranteeing employment or a basic income helps reduce violence and prevent people from entering the criminal system.
Our author looks at the growing number of basic income trials and pilots around the world, and the evidence gained from them.
Pennsylvania lawmakers said they plan to introduce legislation directing an agency to study the efficacy of a universal basic income program.
Guaranteed income programs have been launched in more than a dozen cities across the U.S. Is this the start of true Universal Basic Income?
Kipp Kahlia spent several decades touring as a guitarist with reggae artists from Jamaica until illness forced her to put a halt to her career. She began offering private guitar and bass lessons as a stopgap solution, still envisioning herself writing and performing songs some day that championed social justice and fostered understanding and empathy among audiences.
By Becca Costello See original post here. A trio of proposed pilot programs aims to improve financial empowerment for Cincinnati residents. For about $2.1 million in
Guaranteed basic income could make a dent in the ongoing homelessness crisis in San Francisco, advocates say, and an ongoing program seeks to measure the impact of monthly payments to people who are currently unhoused.
By: Dahaba Ali Hussen See original post here. A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in
NEW ORLEANS , May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The 50 Dollar Study was named a Finalist in the Social Justice Category of Fast Company ‘s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. The seventh
By: Juliana Kaplan See original post here. KEY POINTS: When the pandemic hit, older people in Charleston, West Virginia, suddenly found themselves with a lot
By: Kofi Kenyatta See original post here. Arlyssa Heard struggles with crushing debt from student loans and a high-interest car payment. The single mom was
A campaigner says she hopes a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Scheme could be “this generation’s version of the NHS”. By: Esme Ashcroft See original post
See original post here. After six months of operation, a milestone has been reached in the landmark Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. Participants
See original post here. All of our kids should have the freedom to dream big and pursue their goals. Whether they’re Black, brown or white,
See original post here. The Oregon legislature is considering a bill that supporters argue could set a path to statewide universal basic income. Senate Bill
See original post here. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is all set to make history by becoming the first state in India to offer a guaranteed monthly income
By: Ximena Conde See original post here. Nia Samuels’ second pregnancy came at a time of turmoil. Her partner got laid off, forcing the family
See original post here. The Spring Budget will not deliver a universal basic income to support those struggling with soaring living costs, says Zack Polanski
See original post here. The Catalan government’s ambitious €800/month universal basic income pilot program, which was initially supposed to begin in January and then sought approval as
See original post here. PORTLAND, Ore. — If passed a proposed bill in Oregon would introduce the first statewide Basic Universal Income pilot program by giving
By: Jonathan Weisman See original post here. CHICAGO — Christopher Ellington’s South Side photography studio crashed in 2020 with the onset of the pandemic. By March
By: Virginia Barreda See original post here. Interested in the chance to pocket an extra $500 each month for two years? Uplift – The Central Iowa Basic
See original post here. A privately-funded program to provide basic income to 100 California homeless people aims to study how the cash—plus one-on-one social support—can
See original post here. By: MAYA MILLER Thousands of homeless high school seniors would receive $1,000 a month for five months under a new bill
See original post here. Two of the largest counties in the US are leading a new coalition to advocate for programs that provide no-strings-attached cash payments
See original post here. By: HALAH AHMAD & STEPHEN NUÑEZ & HOPE WOLLENSACK Unconditional cash assistance is having a moment. Even before the pandemic, there was growing
See original post here. By: Oliver Povey Universal basic income (UBI), sometimes known as guaranteed income, would provide a regular payment to citizens whether they were
See original post here. In Durham, North Carolina, authorities are analyzing the possibility of extending their universal basic income pilot program after just one more
By: William Tong In December, Evanston began giving $500 each month to 150 residents as part of the city’s guaranteed income one-year pilot program. The
By: LINDSEY TOOMER For a few hundred members of Denver’s unhoused population, the Denver Basic Income Project has provided an opportunity for stability they haven’t
By: Josiah Bates In the wake of the economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, cities explored universal basic income programs to help those affected
By: Natalie Foster In his 1967 book Where Do We Go From Here? Martin Luther King Jr. issued a visionary call often written out of our remembrances
See original post here. As the HudsonUP Basic Income Pilot completes year two of its five-year guaranteed income program, JFI today releases the second year’s report by Principal Investigator
By: Stacy Ryburn FAYETTEVILLE — A research team in Central Arkansas will spend the next five years studying the impact of structural racism and discrimination
By: Emily Leayman ALEXANDRIA, VA — Recipients of Alexandria’s ARISE guaranteed income pilot program totaling 170 were chosen and are being notified before the expected
By: Peter Knight See original post here. The Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot plan is one of the projects that the Catalan Government will carry out
By: Margaret Hetherwick San Francisco’s Abundant Births Project, a basic income program for Black and Pacific Islander families to assist with healthcare during pregnancy, has
See original post here. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Tuesday it has stepped up the humanitarian response in Somalia through cash transfers to
By: Wendy Elliott See original article here. In Prince Edward Island, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly has already recommended a fully-funded, province-wide basic
By: Hamish Morrison On Tuesday, Basic Income Network Scotland (BINS) will launch a new year-long campaign to pressure politicians to enshrine in law the right
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The state of California announced Monday $25 million to underwrite the first state-funded guaranteed income pilot programs, which could set a standard for the entire
By: Jo Lawson-Tancred A lucky group of artists in New York will get guaranteed income as part of an ambitious pilot program. The Creatives Rebuild
See original post here. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – San Francisco has launched a guaranteed income program for Trans people. The city’s Mayor, London Breed, said the new program
By: David Nicklaus It sounds like a no-brainer: The way to alleviate poverty is to give poor people more money. That’s the reasoning behind St.
By: Robyn Dobson The Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to allocate $550,000 of American Rescue Plan funds towards the Yolo Basic Income Project.
By: Diane Duenez There is evidence that guaranteed income programs tend to positively affect job prospects and long-term economic stability for those who receive them.
By: Austin Huguelet ST. LOUIS — Mayor Tishaura O. Jones’ administration is pushing a plan to pay for a guaranteed basic income program, a signature
By: Hawwa Muhammad Having worked in the social sector for a little over a decade, I have firsthand experience with the art and science of
By: The Center Square Staff Following a national trend, Los Angeles and Los Angeles County have embraced the popular guaranteed income concept to combat poverty
By: ALEXANDRA E. PETRI A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly payments to a select group of
By: Brittney Melton ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A guaranteed income pilot program in Alexandria, that is launching soon, will provide select residents with $500 every month
By: Atlantic Briefs Desk The provincial government has created a new basic income program offering additional financial supports of over $600 monthly to young people
By: Sun-Times Media Wire During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Takiyah Franklin continued working as a phlebotomist even as she worried about the possibility
By: ELLA CERON AND BLOOMBERG Chicago and other cities in Illinois are offering some of their residents a guaranteed income in pilot program as they seek to even out
By: MELISSA MONTALVO Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have put cash in the hands of eligible farmworkers to help them deal with
By: Will Brown More than a trillion aid dollars have been pumped into the continent since the 1960s. Famines have been averted. Hundreds of millions
By: Marie Burge Never before has the need for a basic income for Canadians been more urgent, and never before has the reality been in
By: Chase DiBenedetto As guaranteed income programs continue to expand and benefit thousands of families around the country, Illinois’ Cook County unveiled the largest one yet:
By: Jonah Dylan HARTFORD — The city is moving forward with a planned universal basic income pilot program, but it likely won’t start until at
By: Ginger Conejero Saab The city of Mountain View on Thursday was set to launch a basic income pilot program to help “extremely low-income” residents.
By: Barnini Chakraborty, Senior Investigations Reporter Former inmates who have paid their debt to society say they are still paying for their freedom — and that it is
By: Esteban L. Hernandez For one year, Denver will provide 140 people experiencing homelessness $12,000 with no strings attached as part of a program testing
By: JOE RUBINO Denver is going to try a new tactic in its efforts to stem the tide of the metro area’s seemingly ever-growing homelessness crisis:
By: Gaby Galvin At least a dozen U.S. cities have launched basic income pilot programs in recent months, representing a major jump over the past
By: CHASE HUNTER Sonoma County is launching a two-year pilot program for guaranteed income to study the impacts on reducing poverty and economic inequality. The $5.4
By: Seoirse Mulgrew Culture Minister Catherine Martin has announced that 2,000 grants will be awarded to artists through the new Basic Income for the Arts
By: gdean@insider.com (Grace Dean) See original article here. Los Angeles County has launched a universal basic income pilot program. The scheme will give $1,000 a
By: ROBYN DOBSON Over 70 families in Yolo County are now no longer living in poverty, living a dollar above the poverty line thanks to
By: Rogelio Mares See original article here. DENVER (KDVR) — A new proposed basic income program by the City of Denver would provide financial assistance
See original article here. LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County‘s guaranteed basic income program is underway, with 1,000 residents now receiving $1,000 a month for the next
By: Cristina Tomàs White and Gerard Escaich Folch Can you imagine what it would be like to be paid every month for no reason in
By: Colette Sheridan See original article here. A further delay in rolling out the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) scheme has been criticised by
See original article here. SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County will soon launch a pilot program to bring financial support to unhoused high school seniors
By: Sara Luterman See original article here. The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now the longest-running guaranteed income program in the United States. But the program,
By: Ramon Galindo See original article here. San Diego’s first guaranteed income program is a few months in, and it is already making a difference in many
By: Kristen Mosbrucker See original post here. A cohort of 200 Baltimore parents will get $1,000 each month as part of a pilot program known
By: Iris Dimmick See original post here. During the pandemic, millions of Americans received thousands of dollars in no-strings-attached cash assistance from the federal government, to
By: LESLIE HURTADO BRIAN YOUNG JR See original post here. For people who have been incarcerated, monthly cash assistance could be the support they need to
By: Jaclyn Ramkissoon. See original post here. Struggling families or individuals could start receiving payments from the City of Austin’s guaranteed income pilot program as
By: An-Li Herring See original post here. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration cited unspecified legal concerns when it announced in April that it had killed a plan
By: Paul Albani-Burgio. See original post here. A divided Palm Springs City Council voted Thursday to provide $500,000 more for a guaranteed basic income program that
By: Emily Opilo See original post here. Inajah Wright has been homeless on and off since her late teens, relying on others to lend a place
By: Skylar Tallal. See original post here. This fall, Mid-Iowa Health Foundation is kicking off a basic income pilot program. “Those early findings are really pointing to the
By: Jonathan Bandler. See original post here. Mount Vernon is launching a program to provide $6,000 to needy city residents as part of a nationwide
By: JOE RUBINO | jrubino@denverpost.com. See original post here. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will ask the city council to dedicate $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief
By: Brendan Burke See original post here. Trent Lakes Mayor Janet Clarkson intends to make a motion at the township council’s next meeting calling on
See original post here. The scheme, in a report by independent think tank Autonomy, suggests an income of at least £40 a week per child and
By: Ashley McBride. See original post here. Dozens of young adults age out of the foster care system in Alameda County each year when they
By: Jane Dodds MS. See original post here. TODAY, I will introduce a debate in the Senedd that will call on the Welsh Government to
See original post here. An anti-poverty advocate in Thunder Bay says the Ontario Court of Appeal made a just decision when it allowed a class
By: Kristin Schwab. See original post here. It was the beginning of the pandemic and McKinley West was frustrated. His DJ jobs had dried up
By: Scott McClallen. See original post here. The city of Minneapolis will spend millions of dollars on a guaranteed basic income pilot program launched in
By: JOSH VERGES. See original post here. St. Paul is expanding its guaranteed basic income experiment, giving monthly checks to more families while also making
By: Will Hayward. See original post here. The Welsh Government has challenged the UK Government over how care leavers receiving the Welsh Government’s new basic
By: Ruth Mosalski. See original post here. A scheme which will see some young people given £1,600 every month for two years will start in
By: Shruti Singh See original post here. A nonprofit that originally focused on giving cash to impoverished people in Africa will soon be delivering money
By: Malea Martin. See original post here. Mountain View’s guaranteed basic income pilot program will live to see another year, thanks in part to a $100,000
By: PATRICIA R. DOXSEY See original post here. Ulster County, (NY), in is extending its universal basic income pilot program through the end of September.
By: Jennifer Bray See original post here. More than 9,000 artists have applied for a new dedicated basic income scheme which will see successful applicants
By: Roby Chavez. See original post here. New Orleans has launched a first-of-its-kind program that provides monthly payments to teens as young as 16 years
By: Bartosz Sieniawski See original post. The Association of Warmia and Mazury Borderland Communities will distribute a monthly 1,300 PLN (€280) to thousands of Poles
By: Elvia Malagón See original post here. Cook County residents soon will be able to apply for a program offering $500 a month, no strings
See original post here. The city of Chicago is accepting applications to one of the most ambitious guaranteed income programs in the United States. The Chicago
By: Eric Stone. See original post here. Alaska’s Senate has approved a budget that would provide $5,500 in payments to residents and draw on
Original post can be seen here. Time is running out to apply for the Chicago Resilient Communities guaranteed basic income pilot program. The program will
By: MELISSA MONTALVO. See original post here. A Democratic lawmaker from the central San Joaquin Valley wants to put cash in the hands of eligible
See original post here. Austin has become the first Texas city to approve a pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to qualified residents.
By: BEN MYERS See original post here. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has launched a new, privately funded program to provide monthly cash payments to a small group
By: Jess Mador Original post can be found here. Applications are now open for the Old Fourth Ward’s new “guaranteed income” program. It’s intended for Black
By: JULIA FELTON Original post can be found here. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is scrapping plans to use American Rescue Plan funding for a guaranteed
See original post here. During the State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 27, Mayor Siddiqui announced that the City of Cambridge will be
By: Heather Cherone. Original post can be seen here. More than 90,000 Chicagoans applied to be part of the city’s study that will test whether
By: Audrey McGlinchy See original post here. Government aid programs often come with a laundry list of do-nots. For example, if you receive SNAP benefits, more
By: ALICE YIN See original post here. Chicago residents can start applying for the city’s $500-per-month basic income pilot program in less than two weeks, Mayor
By: CHRIS TAYLOR See original post here. Universal basic income – a tax-free, unconditional sum of money regularly given to everyone in a society –
By: Jana Kadah. See original post here. In an effort to disrupt the cycle of homelessness in California, another population may be getting guaranteed funding: low-income high
By: Jennifer Mills See original post here. The Australian Greens announced last week the addition of a Liveable Income Guarantee to their election platform. The
By: Paul Albani-Burgio See original post here. The executive director of a social justice group has joined the Palm Springs mayor in raising concerns that they and
By: Jack Horgan-Jones A total of 2,000 artists will be given a basic income of €325 per week under plans approved by the Government on
P.E.I. livable income advocate says private members bill creates ‘new level of importance’ as it takes basic income talks to the federal level By: Jill
By: Cristina Tomàs White. | Original post can be see here. Catalonia is set to become home to a large universal basic income experiment in
My New Red Shoes (MNRS) is proud to announce Project Empower, a new basic income pilot that will provide direct cash assistance to immigrant survivors of
By: PATRICK THOMAS. Original Post here. _______________________________________ Highlights: Guaranteed income program provides former inmates with supplemental income 109 formerly incarcerated individuals will receive $600 a
Original Post: https://www.hotpress.com/music/public-consultation-on-basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-scheme-received-1269-largely-positive-responses-from-artists-creative-workers-and-the-public-22896030 Following the launch of the online public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme earlier this year, a report about the
Original press release can be found at: https://basicincome.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/220302_Pressrelease_EightBasicIncomeDRC-1.pdf Eight’s basic income project, in collaboration with IPIS, the Belgian Development Cooperation, Fairphone, Umicore and Proximus, announces
By: Eli Dvorkin and Mo Russell Leed Original Post: https://nycfuture.org/research/basic-income-for-transition-age-foster-youth The past four years, more than 20 cities and states across the country have launched
Chicagoans can apply to the universal basic income program in April. It was one of four anti-poverty initiatives Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday. By: Kelly
The Gary City Council will vote on an ordinance that would extend the guaranteed income program. Will the program continue? By: Molly DeVore. Original Post:
The Scottish Government has shown an “openness and interest” in bringing forward a basic income pilot for people leaving care, The National can reveal. The
Young people leaving care to be offered £1600 a month for two years from the month after their 18th birthday By: Steven Morris. Original Post:
The Ann Arbor City Council is asking residents for input on how to spend $24.1 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Will
Phoenix City Hall. Each family selected is expected to receive $12,000 over the next 12 months. By: ELIAS WEISS. Original Post: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/city-of-phoenix-promises-of-1000-monthly-stipend-debit-cards-in-the-mail-12964052 Phoenix families selected
Steady, the tech platform cofounded by Shaquille O’Neal, has a community of 4 million members made up of contractors and gig workers in need of
A guaranteed income program will pair money with important resources for a few dozen Philadelphians. By Devan McGuinness Original Post can be found here: https://www.fatherly.com/news/philadelphia-basic-income-pilot/ Raising
Three months after the City Council OK’d what’s touted as the largest such program in the United States — $31.5 million to help 5,000 needy
In less than two weeks, a new program, known as Excel, will start giving $500 a month to formerly incarcerated individuals by: Crystal Price. Original post
A new, privately funded program offers families in poverty a steady stream of cash. By Andy Newman Original post can be found at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/nyregion/guaranteed-income-nyc-bridge-project.html?searchResultPosition=2 The fliers
Original post can be seen here: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-01-cash-low-income-families-impacts-infant.html A team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty
Original post can be seen here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-60028468 UBI is where a government pays all individuals a set salary, regardless of their means. The Welsh government
By: Marlo Lacen SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The City of Shreveport says more than 22,000 people applied for the guaranteed income program before the midnight
By: Scott Jaschik Original Post: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/01/18/california-may-try-basic-income-college-students California may soon experiment with giving $500 a month to low-income students in the California State University system, the Los
Approximately 2,000 artists, actors, musicians and other performers are set to be paid a basic income by the Irish government for three years. By Robbie
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need. By Randy Billings Original article: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/02/are-cash-payments-a-more-effective-anti-poverty-tool-maine-lawmakers-are-studying-the-idea/ Sass
By Jason Lalljee Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/ubi-basic-income-weed-marijuana-tax-rochester-mayor-malik-evans-2021-12 Rochester, New York, is the fourth largest city in the state, according to the US Census. Its mayor-elect wants
By Lisa Stiffler Original article: https://www.geekwire.com/2021/guaranteed-income-program-backed-by-twitters-jack-dorsey-begins-in-tacoma-families-get-500-month/ The 110 Tacoma, Wash., families chosen to participate in a guaranteed income program received their first $500 check this month,
‘Landmark move’ to involve €325 weekly payment without means testing By Deirdre Falvey Original article: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/once-in-a-generation-basic-income-pilot-for-artists-to-start-in-early-2022-1.4756353 A new pilot of basic income for artists and
By James Battaglia, Jack Watson Original article: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rochester-city-council-approves-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-program/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In its meeting Tuesday night, Rochester City Council unanimously approved a measure to create a
By Jack Pointer Original article: https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/12/montgomery-co-sets-aside-2-million-for-guaranteed-income-pilot-program/ Montgomery County will be the first in Maryland to launch a guaranteed-income pilot program. On Tuesday, the County Council
The program addresses the economic insecurity faced by Newark’s residents by providing $6,000 per year for two years Original article: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/newarks-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-expands-to-400-residents-in-second-phase/3448285/ The second phase of
By Zoë Freer-Hessler Original article: https://ithacavoice.com/2021/12/ithacas-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-will-distribute-monthly-cash-to-110-caregivers/ ITHACA, N.Y.—In collaboration with Mayors for Guaranteed Income, Human Service Coalition of Tompkins County (HSCTC) and others, Ithaca Mayor Svante
By Amy Russo Original article: https://news.yahoo.com/providences-guaranteed-income-kicks-off-181321521.html PROVIDENCE — The city’s guaranteed income program saw more than 4,000 applicants for 110 spots, the city announced Wednesday, giving a
By Chris Jennewein Original article: https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/12/03/legislature-appropriates-1-4-million-for-san-diego-guaranteed-income-project/ California will appropriate $1.4 million for the first test of a local guaranteed income project to help support 150 needy families in
By WHAM Original article: https://13wham.com/news/local/lovely-warrens-last-act-guaranteed-basic-income Rochester, N.Y. — As her final act in office, Mayor Lovely Warren submitted legislation to Rochester City Council to create a
It’s a true universal basic income, given to everyone in two test neighborhoods in Barcelona, regardless of earnings. By Talib Visram Original article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90702396/this-new-basic-income-experiment-will-give-money-to-both-rich-and-poor Last
By Ted Alcorn Original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVfwYyPtM7k/ted-alcorn Atani Bamaze was working his small plot of land, scything weeds down to the rust-colored soil, when he received a
By Jesse Bedayn Original article: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2448685525609/500-a-month-without-strings-bay-area-s-latest-guaranteed-income-program?_f=app_share&s=a99&share_destination_id=MTUzNTUzMjU4LTE2MzgzMDcyOTEyNzU=&pd=0AOIDSZ0&hl=en_US South San Francisco this month sent out the first $500 monthly checks to around 150 low-income families to spend however
By Peter Knight Original article: https://basicincome.org/news/2021/11/ubi-pilot-in-catalonia/ The President and Government of Catalonia, part of Spain encompassing seven million people and centered on Barcelona, have announced that
Hundreds of Atlanta residents are expected to receive guaranteed income for an entire year following the approval of a new pilot program. By Hunter Boyce
By Jim Kiertzner Original article: https://www.fox17online.com/news/could-a-guaranteed-basic-income-program-be-coming-to-detroit (WXYZ) — Two of the newly elected Detroit City Council members have floated the idea of a guaranteed basic income
By Thomas Wheatley Original article: https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2021/11/10/atlanta-experiment-guaranteed-income-program How could a monthly $800 check change your life? Atlanta may soon find out as it tests two guaranteed income pilot
By Aria Bendix Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-basic-income-pilot-formerly-incarcerated-money-2021-11 A basic-income pilot program in Florida will give monthly stipends to 115 formerly incarcerated people. Participants will receive $1,000
By Jessica Williams Original article: https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_3e90c5a8-4328-11ec-8e7b-6f8e7df5ad69.html New Orleans will pay 125 young people $350 a month for most of next year under a program that
By Madeline Shannon Original article: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article255486671.html#twt-evening-mer After a contentious public hearing over how to use money allotted by the federal American Rescue Plan Act, the
Los Angeles and Chicago are rolling out guaranteed basic income programs that will provide direct cash assistance to thousands of struggling families. By Alicia Victoria Lozano and Safia
By Bob Redell Original article: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/making-it-in-the-bay/fremont-city-leaders-vote-to-study-universal-basic-income-pilot-program/2715880/ Fremont could become the next Bay Area city to create universal basic income for residents as city leaders late Tuesday
By Rebecca Lurye Original article: https://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-hartford-universal-basic-income-recs-20211101-vxm7ydw23nd6jfovfnkjpfrra4-story.html HARTFORD — A task force designing Hartford’s potential Universal Basic Income pilot program will recommend the city seek heaps of
By Bryce Shreve Original article: https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2021/11/01/attica-scott-prefiles-universal-basic-income-bill-kylege?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill pre-filed in Kentucky’s general assembly aims to establish universal basic income (UBI) in the Commonwealth.
By Nina Moini Original article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/27/minneapolis-families-to-get-500-a-month-in-a-pilot-program Some Minneapolis families can soon apply for an additional $500 per month as part of the city’s new guaranteed
By Chelsea Cirruzzo Original article: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2021/10/26/montgomery-county-guaranteed-income-pilot-program Montgomery County, Maryland officials today will introduce a resolution to pilot a guaranteed income program. Details: The $1.9 million program
By Blair Paddock Original article: https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/30/universal-basic-income-skeptics-say-cash-should-go-existing-services Chicagoans might see a trial of universal basic income. Last week, Chicago aldermen approved a resolution calling for the
By Cyburcoin Team Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin has sold off dog coins he received in his Ethereum wallet. The total sales of the tokens netted
By Greg Garrison Birmingham is planning a pilot program to offer a “guaranteed income” to 110 single mothers in the city. Under the plan, selected beneficiaries
Pilot scheme could see 2,000 creative workers get €325 a week from March 2022 By Deirdre Falvey “The basic income pilot scheme is a complete
By Abby Vesoulis/Compton, CA and Abigail Abrams One evening in early June, Leo and his family were able to enjoy a treat they hadn’t experienced in months: a
By Deborah Bayliss Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’s plan for a pilot Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program is finally seeing some movement. Not much had been said
By Amber Cromwell and Heather Brown We’ve all heard the argument that “poverty is a choice.” The reality is that’s true — but not for
By Hilal Bahcetepe It’s not easy giving away a small fortune. Thanks to savvy investments, Mark Donovan’s wealth soared during the pandemic, but his recognition of
by Josh Kelety The Phoenix City Council approved a plan Tuesday to give monthly payments to approximately 1,000 local low-income families for a year. Call
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
by Justin Phillips on Sep. 12, 2021 When I talked to Sheryl Davis days after San Francisco announced the Dream Keeper Fellowship — a pilot
One hundred Columbia-based fathers will soon have more money to provide for their families due to UBI pilots under guidance from the national organization Mayors
Half of the participants will be Black women in an effort to address inequities uncovered a 2019 report. By: Jon Delano Pittsburgh City Council gave
By: Sara Rizzo HudsonUP’s Universal Basic Income (UBI) Pilot Program (NY) is adding 50 more participants to receive $500 a month for five years. Twenty-five
By: PAIGE PFLEGER. The group Moving Nashville Forward has raised money for the city’s first guaranteed income pilot study. They plan to give 25 North
by Toru Yamamori Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, has been implementing the Youth Basic Income (YBI) programme since April 1, 2019. The English edition of the
By: MICHAEL BARBA. San Francisco thinks it may have an answer for its rising gun violence problem: Paying people to not pull the trigger. The
The country’s first guaranteed income experiment could be a model for a national roll-out of Universal Basic Income. BY YOUSEF BAIG. A residential fire tore through
By: Ben Winck A handful of Native American tribes are using federal pandemic aid for new rounds of stimulus payments. Across a handful of Native
Young people aged 14 to 24 may be the most vulnerable of all young people since WWII. Their mental health has been affected by: · A
By: Bob Seidenberg As many as 165 residents across a wide range of ages could be in line to receive a guaranteed income of $500 a
Scottish ministers have launched a consultation on creating a minimum income guarantee just as Glasgow hosts the world’s biggest universal basic income conference By: Liam
By: Chad Swiatecki Joining the ranks of a handful of other cities interested in adopting some form of ongoing assistance for low-income residents, Austin has
By: Graham Johnson A lifeline is on the way for more than a hundred South Sound families struggling financially. On Monday, organizers began accepting applications for a
Despite his loss in the Democratic primary, it appears at least one candidate for the general election in the New York City mayoral race will
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, is joining a growing number of cities across the U.S. that are sending money to poor residents, no strings attached.
By: Spencer Daniels Uganda is a southeastern African country neighboring Lake Victoria, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.
Wales should explore paying everyone a basic income to study how it could improve lives for generations in the future, the First Minister is being urged. By: Sophie Howe UBI advocates including the Future Generations
The real test of a “real” universal basic income needs to include everyone. Can this approach survive the scrutiny that is sure to come? By:
A striking element of pandemic recovery planning in Wales has been the announcement of a Basic Income scheme. But what should this pilot look like
Guaranteed income programs are becoming increasingly popular in cities and towns across the country By Dan McGowan Providence is ready to roll out its guaranteed
The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2021 would setup three-year program to provide a monthly income to test group and study impacts Today, Rep.
A British Columbia government-commissioned report dismissed the idea of a basic income, much to the disappointment of some antipoverty advocates. By: By Yuen Pau Woo.
By: Jason Ruiz Five hundred households in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods will be part of Long Beach’s guaranteed income pilot program that will
Across the country, an unprecedented combination of stimulus checks and tax credits is helping families to weather the longstanding impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. By:
By: William Melhado For many students, juggling school and work presents a formidable challenge. Throw childcare into that equation and the task of staying afloat
While it’s promising to see our recovery in progress, we must reckon with the fact that our society functioning as normal simply wasn’t working for
As the feds rollback Covid-19 income supports, more municipalities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs. An interview with the woman leading the movement. By: Michelle
The project joins a growing list of local experiments in no-strings-attached payments to homeless young adults. By: Sarah Holder New York will become the latest U.S. city to start
Recipients of the money can spend it as they wish, but will be asked to participate in periodic surveys about their physical health, mental health
Could an extra $500 a month change your life? One hundred fathers in Columbia are about to find out. By: Chris Trainor The Columbia City
BY MELISSA MONTALVO A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program that would put cash in the
Starting Tuesday, a select group of people in Germany will begin receiving €1,200 a month, no questions asked. The experiment will test the feasibility of
By Spectator EditorialThe Hamilton Spectator Hamilton is fortunate to have an organization like the Hamilton Community Foundation day in and out working to improve the life
Minneapolis mayor releases his plan for spending portion of federal relief money. By: Katie Galioto The city of Minneapolis would pay about 200 low-income families $500
Cortese, Gipson, Low, Boudin, and Advocates Discuss Groundbreaking Plan to Provide Universal Basic Income to Foster Youth in California Staff writers at East County Today,
Artist-Centered Employment Program and Guaranteed Income Program Recognize Artists as Critical Workers The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced details for Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), a
Government to develop three-year trial of full scheme for artists that would cost €27.4m a year By: Deirdre Falvey A basic-income guarantee was the top recommendation from
By: NICK BOWMAN King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove announced this week that he intends to push for a preliminary study into universal basic income. Upthegrove noted
A $3.46 million gift from #StartSmall, a charity created by the Twitter and Square CEO, funds the expansion. By: Lily Janiak San Francisco’s pilot program
Politicians recognize that we must fundamentally shift the idea that people who face financial insecurity have somehow failed. This is where UBI comes in. The
‘You Can Trust People To Give Them Cash’: Why Skeptics Of Universal Basic Income Are Wrong By: Aidan Connelly In a win for proponents of universal
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Sean McElwee & Dawn Milam Amid an economic crisis and devastating unemployment that has families across the country struggling to afford basic needs, a
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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,