Albuquerque City Council agrees to use weed tax revenue for basic income pilot
April 18, 2025
Council agrees to use weed tax revenue basic income pilot program
Council agrees to use weed tax revenue basic income pilot program
Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, released a plan to provide guaranteed income for thousands of homeless families.
BHA’s new “Resident Opportunity Initiative” is an expansion of its existing “Self Sufficiency Program” which is geared toward helping residents establish long-term financial stability.
The payments would be $1,400, or the adjusted fair market rent, per month for up to three years.
Now that the Trump and Vance administration has taken office, we are eager for them to fulfill their promises of an enhanced Child Tax Credit.
I asked so many Americans to tell me what the American Dream personally meant to them, and I wrote it all down.
If we are to find alternative ways to tackle poverty, we need to be able to test ideas like UBI efficiently and effectively.
The Greens’ most recent stint in government may have ended in tears for the party, but their legacy of securing a basic universal income for artists has been hailed as one of the most transformative events for the Irish arts industry in decades.
GiveDirectly has delivered more than $800 million to over 1.6 million people, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Now it is experimenting with, and learning from, cash payments to recipients in the United States.
House Bill 604 represents a significant shift in how guaranteed income programs may be approached in Montana, emphasizing state control over local initiatives.
Some say Cymru can’t afford independence nor afford to adopt a Universal Basic Income. But neither is a unicorn dream and together they could end poverty
A cash-assistance program for expectant moms and babies, which first began in Flint more than a year ago, is growing its reach to hundreds more families across Michigan.
The basic income pilot program was announced in 2023, as part of the provincial government’s poverty reduction strategy.
They would focus on children and their families at Whittier Elementary School in the International District and Carlos Rey Elementary School in the southwest area.
Academics and campaigners have proposed a new basic income for Greater Manchester after mayor Andy Burnham vowed to introduce one in the city region
A new pilot proposal has been launched for a groundbreaking scheme which experts say could eventually end absolute poverty in Greater Manchester, as well as improve the health and wellbeing of millions of people.
A New York-based initiative called The Bridge Project that gives no-strings-attached cash to pregnant women is expanding to Appalachia, promising a $10 million investment for families in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio over the next three years.
The motion contended the province’s current poverty reduction strategy lacks concrete plans to reach its lofty targets.
Universal here does not mean everyone in the society, but it refers to everyone who qualifies for it, irrespective of all other social assistance they receive.
Some recently homeless families in San Francisco will soon receive $1,000 every month as part of a new program funded in part by a $4.5 million investment from Google’s nonprofit arm.
The modified program would provide nearly 2,000 families living below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, who were already selected for the program, with $500 monthly payments through preloaded debit cards. Payments under the revised program were set to start going out in January.
Tribal communities disproportionately experience housing insecurity, poverty and worse health outcomes — disparities rooted in racism and discrimination, and forged by centuries of violence, cultural genocide and economic dispossession.
Thirty-two Ohio mothers will receive the first of 12 payments of $500 this week.
Recipients valued work more after receiving no-strings-attached recurring monthly payments, challenging a long-held argument against such programs.
The federal funds set aside to do community outreach ahead of the Chicago Resilient Communities pilot, which ended in 2023, could provide a road map for how the city serves residents, according to a recently released study.
Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme
The seven parties that have published arts plans in their manifestos have committed to continuing and expanding the BIA in some form.
A guaranteed basic income program that would pay 250 students at four Los Angeles Community College District colleges pursuing health careers $1,000 per month for 12 months is available today.
City Council voted 6-6 to earmark $2.5 million for the Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP) by amending Mayor Mike Johnston’s recent budget proposal.
Despite rejection at the Swiss level, Bern’s city council wants to pay a universal basic income (UBI) to 300 residents, a test project that will be a first for Switzerland.
We are expecting the data to show that the basic income in Maricá has a more positive effect on people’s health and education than the Bolsa Familia does.
Rostovsky, 33, was indicted on a variety of charges including fraudulent claims, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds, insurance fraud, perjury, and money laundering, according to the DA’s office.
David Westlake and Zoe Bezeczky reflect on the early findings from the Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales evaluation
To fund the pilot, Salem is using a combined $688,500 from federal COVID-relief funds and a private contribution through UpTogether.
Basic income is becoming a bipartisan issue in the US, with Covid child tax credit showing that it can be done
Mark Drakeford stepped down as First Minister of Wales in March 2024. My first meeting with Mark Drakeford in 2010 was not auspicious.
BIG:LEAP found that monthly cash stipends helped abuse survivors leave their partners.
In support of a basic income pilot project 95,000 signatures were collected. The referendum could take place parallel to the German federal election.
Sacramento has roughly 1,000 foster youth. This program would create a guaranteed income every month, helping children survive as they age out of foster homes.
Funding of €35m for the Basic Income for the Arts pilot also announced.
The Texas Constitution expressly prohibits giving away public funds to benefit individuals — a common sense protection to prevent cronyism and ensure that public funds benefit all citizens
Denver Basic Income Project sent out the last payments it has funding for this week.
The Palm Springs City Council plans to update how the city hands out grants in an apparent response to the alleged misappropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a guaranteed income pilot program funded by the city.
Guaranteed basic income programs, which provide regular cash payments with no strings attached, aim to ease poverty and strengthen families and communities.
What happens when you fund 10 artists a part time wage – a universal basic income – for an entire year, to help facilitate change within their community across an entire region?
During a news conference this morning at City Police headquarters about the takedown of an East Baltimore drug trafficking organization, Police Commissioner Richard Worley also defended an officer who placed a gun to a man’s head during an arrest in May.
An Illinois guaranteed basic income program will give cash to 800 families involved in the child welfare system.
Birmingham’s guaranteed basic income program gave 110 single mothers $375 a month.
Steph Wetherell talks to farmers about whether a universal wage is the answer to growing unease and uncertainty in the sector
South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau considers the program “a transformative step” for the city.
Pilot scheme in Amazon communities of central Peru aims to help people choose a more sustainable way of living
Interest in GBI surged in California after the success of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), which provided 125 people with $500 each month for 24 months starting in February 2019.
With a poverty rate that is steadily increasing among young adults, a monthly stipend of $500 for 18- to 24-year-olds—many of whom are juggling multiple jobs and school—could make a world of difference.
Basic income programs expands to assist foster youth.
The chair of the Children’s Code Reform Task Force suggested New Mexico follow the example of the Alaska Permanent Fund, which sends every Alaska resident a yearly check based on the state’s oil and gas incomes.
Paxton in June requested the state prohibit payments under the county’s pilot guaranteed income program. The Texas Supreme Court in June granted the state’s request, ultimately deeming Uplift Harris unconstitutional.
Pomona is launching a basic income pilot for families with children under 4 years old.
Program gave $1,200 a month to 55 low-income trans residents
Pilot scheme due to end in 2025; extension of the scheme raised in the Seanad.
Through a lottery, the Pomona Household Universal Grant Program (HUG) will choose 600 eligible residents and assign them to two groups — a paid group and a control group.
The guaranteed income pilot program is modeled off of similar programs in Canada, San Francisco and New York City.
A nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against the City of St. Louis over its Guaranteed Basic Income program, alleging the program is unconstitutional.
Corporations don’t want to pay their fair share. They pay so little compared to everyday Oregonians. We all have really thin margins and we manage to do it.
As Americans struggle with rising costs, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. is making a pitch to help put more dollars in some of the lowest income Americans while cutting costs of federal healthcare spending.
Universal Basic Guys was picked up by the network in late 2022. It will join other Fox comedies including the Jon Hamm-led Grimsburg, Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis, as well as the long-running titles The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.
A guaranteed basic income program in Washington DC is allowing participants to choose the amount of their monthly checks.
Based on similar programs that other localities have done, Saines said, “I think this is the correct amount to allocate for right now. We have the funding to do so. And from conversations it seems like everybody’s in support of it.”
Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs across the country.
ASHEVILLE – The city and county reparations commission has voted unanimously for guaranteed income for some residents, handing that and other recommendations up to local elected officials.
Ann Arbor is providing 24 monthly payments of $528 to low-income residents.
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a ban on local governments adopting guaranteed income programs.
Senate Bill 333 proposes providing 15,000 high school seniors experiencing homelessness with a monthly stipend of $1,000 for four months.
More than 200 San Francisco families that recently experienced homelessness will receive $1,000 monthly cash payments as part of a new guaranteed income program funded largely by Google.
The city has until the end of the year to allocate hundreds of millions of federal COVID relief money or risk losing it.
Houston’s basic-income program faces shutdown after Texas’ attorney general labels it “unconstitutional.”
An innovative federal-provincial partnership would virtually eradicate poverty among working-age adults and their children, report shows.
Green deputy leader tells conference coming year is ‘pivotal’ and she is ‘absolutely committed’ to new public broadcasting funding model
Ontario Premier Doug Ford exchanges words with former NDP leader Andrea Horwath during Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on July 31, 2018.
Paxton sued Harris County for implementing a guaranteed income program, called Uplift Harris, which would give $500 a month to nearly 2,000 low income households over an 18-month period.
A conservative group is suing San Francisco over a guaranteed basic income program for trans people.
Sen. Bill Dotzler, 75, called the last two legislative sessions the “worst attack” on low-income and working-class Iowans he has ever seen.
Minnesota could be one of the first states in the nation to pilot a basic income program, with lawmakers considering a $100 million proposal that would provide up to 10,000 people hundreds of dollars every month.
Sheffield GP Jack Czauderna explores a fascinating experiment from 100 years ago that turned how we think about health upside down – and that could sit alongside the NHS today.
The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2023 is one of the many plans that lawmakers have introduced to help improve the lives of many people in the United States.
Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers
National coalition advocates in favor of cash-based policies to create opportunity
The Government of Ontario is facing a class action lawsuit brought on by four Lindsay residents on behalf of 4,000 people who had participated in the Ontario Basic Income Pilot.
The Portland City Council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee recently released a draft of their 2024 Work Plan, which includes exploring the implementation of a universal basic income (UBI) and a possible increase of the city’s minimum wage to $20 per hour.
When OpenResearch begins sharing the results of its research, it plans to cover study recipients’ time use, mental and physical health, decision-making, crime, politics and social attitudes, and effects on children.
Buntley has made ends meet thanks to the $500 he receives every month from the city of Rochester with no strings attached, and no requirement to pay it back.
House File 2666 would provide the $500 per month for 18 to 24 months to eligible recipients statewide.
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.
