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,
Could Oxford be the testing ground for a monthly cash handout given to everyone, regardless of their income? By David Lynch @davi_lynch A Universal Basic Income (UBI) would provide
One Canadian province is advocating UBI for its population to serve as a test case for all of Canada. By: Stu Neatby (stu.neatby@theguardian.pe.ca) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —
Automation is inevitable and this city is looking to lead the way with innovative solutions, like Basic Income for artists. Will it catch on? By:
Three-year pilot, costing €2.5m per 1,000 participants, proposed by recovery taskforce A proposal for a three-year pilot of a universal basic income in the arts,
City Treasurer Ricky Bell wants Glasgow to be at the “front of the queue” for a universal basic income trial. By: Drew Sandelands @drewsandelands The councillor
Should a guaranteed livable income should be part of the answer to post-pandemic struggles for working people throughout Canada? By: David Maher (david.maher@thetelegram.com) Federal New Democratic
One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane says they will pilot the country’s first Basic Income Grant model called Rightful Share, early next year. Maimane says
Large cross-party group urges government to allow councils to run pilot schemes By: Richard Partington — @RJPartington A cross-party group of MPs has called on the
This week, the Hamilton Chamber participated in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s (CCC) Virtual Annual General Meeting, where chambers from across Canada voted on policies
York could be set to become Yorkshire’s fourth city to call for pilots of Universal Basic Income (UBI). By: Geraldine Scott Green Party councillors, who
HudsonUP, founded by The Spark of Hudson and the Humanity Forward Foundation, will disburse $500 payments to 25 participants every month for 5 years starting
Centralized, independent research infrastructure builds evidentiary portfolio for federal guaranteed income policy Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), together with the University of Pennsylvania School
Beginning in November, a new UBI pilot with 2,000 low-income families in Massachusetts will be given $200 to $400 a month that can be used
There’s a need for additional income, especially with the pandemic resulting in record high numbers of unemployment especially for Black and brown people. Here is
San Francisco is launching a Basic Income Pilot for Artists to provide up to 130 artists with $1,000 a month. See what that looks like.
By: Scott Santens. What South Korea is doing does not meet the definition of basic income, as it opts for a special currency that can
By: Andrew Yawn Adrian Perkins still remembers the feeling of not having enough. How it feels to gargle water dashed with salt and pepper instead
Of the 200 Pittsburgh households that are slated to receive $500 in monthly guaranteed income as part of a pilot program, half will be led
As income inequality and economic upheaval take center stage, is a guaranteed minimum income worth considering? Results from a two-year experiment in Finland offer clues.
By: Jon Stone. — Leeds has become the largest city in the UK to call for a universal basic income to be trialled, after a vote of
As reported by CBS News. The City of San Francisco will pay Black and Pacific Islander women $1,000 a month during their pregnancies and after
St. Paul could become the latest American city to provide low-income residents with a guaranteed monthly income as part of a growing movement by mayors
By: HAYLEY MUNGUIA — Should the Long Beach government give monthly cash payments to its residents? That’s a question the City Council will answer at its
Intuition is wrong when it comes to calculating the true cost of basic income – the UK can easily afford it. By: Karl Widerquist —
By Robert Köhler — What change would 1200 euros per month make? The idea of an unconditional basic income is decades old. Put into practice, it
By Ock Hyun-ju ——- Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung announces a basic income program designed to help residents and local businesses weather the impact of
Could $50 a Week Empower High School Students to Set and Meet Education Goals? This New Orleans School Aims to Find Out By: BETH HAWKINS Amid
County of Santa Clara Starts First-in-Nation “Universal Basic Income” Program for Young Adults Transitioning Out of Foster Care Press Release for County of Santa Clara
Santa Clara County foster youth begin receiving $1,000 a month By: Katie Lauer Paid rent, a full stomach and freedom to pursue her dreams: that’s
Dr. Bernice King and Mayor Michael Tubbs on How Universal Basic Income Can Help Address the Racial Wealth Gap BY TIME STAFF Dr. Bernice King and Stockton,
Jack Dorsey Donates $3 Million To U.S. Mayors For Universal Basic Income Pilot Programs In 15 Cities By Angel Au-Yeung The gift,
Irish government commits to basic income experiment by Lewis Small The newly formed Government of the 33rd Dáil has committed to trialling Basic Income (BI)
Maezawa Method Basic Income Social Experiment Yields Lower Divorce Rates, Increases in Business Startups, and Happier People with 1-million-yen in Early Participant Study BY Maezawa
Los Angeles, Atlanta Among Cities Joining Coalition To Test Universal Basic Income by Rachel Sandler TOPLINE Mayors in Los Angeles, Atlanta and nine other U.S.
“The time for bold action to tackle wealth insecurity, especially for Black and Latinx Atlantans, is yesterday. We have tip-toed around the issue for far
Universal basic income: Next government commits to a pilot programme to trial it The Green Party had called for a trial similar to those carried
Backing for £200m pilot of citizens income By Tom Gordon HOPES that a universal basic income could be a rapid response to the Covid crisis have
Newark to Seek $5M From Donors for Guaranteed Income Pilot Program By M.E. CAGNASSOLA NEWARK, NJ — Newark is one step closer to its highly
Stockton Extends its Universal Basic Income Pilot by SARAH HOLDER A pioneering universal basic income pilot in the low-income California city was scheduled to
This $1000-a-month universal basic income program is designed to help foster youth survive California’s Santa Clara County will start giving cash to people transitioning out
Dorsey, who backed Yang’s presidential run, says he wants his donation to drive more experimentation about UBI in the U.S. By ANDY KROLL Jack
Brighton and Hove council is the first to debate trialling Universal Basic Income By Martin Osborne On 23 July, Brighton and Hove City Council
Santa Clara County Approves Basic Income Pilot for Transitioning Foster Youth $900,000 expenditure will fund the first pilot program in the United States to support
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, unanimously approved a $900,000 in funding for the Country’s first pilot program providing basic income to transitioning foster
Andrew Yang’s nonprofit is giving 20 New Yorkers $500 a month for the next five years By CHRIS SOMMERFELDT Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang
The coronavirus crisis has renewed interest in the notion of a universal basic income. The full report of a two-year Finnish experiment has just appeared.
Results of Finland’s basic income experiment: small employment effects, better perceived economic security and mental wellbeing The basic income recipients were more satisfied with their
County Moves Forward with Cortese’s Plans for Foster Youth UBI Pilot Young people transitioning out of the foster care system to receive unconditional cash payments;
While Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denies that a serious public health crisis is underway, a small municipality an hour up the coast from Rio de Janeiro
By Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Toronto Star Wed., March 4, 2020timer Three-quarters of people who were employed before joining Ontario’s ill-fated basic income pilot
Overview of the Social Experiment The ‘Maezawa Basic Income Social Experiment 2020’ is a monetary giveaway project in which JPY1,000,000 per person is distributed to
California Assemblyman Evan Low (D) introduced a bill this week to create a universal basic income in the state, giving residents over 18 years old $1,000
After hundreds of years, basic income seems to be finally catching on. The general idea — that the government should give every citizen a regular infusion of
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has made waves in the Democratic primary contest by proposing that every U.S. adult receive $1,000 a month. Now, a Washington
Hull wants to become the first UK city to test a weekly universal basic income for its residents after a cross-party group of councillors formally
When Dontae Lartigue left foster care right before his 19th birthday in 2009, finding housing in Santa Clara County was one of his biggest obstacles.
Transitioning into adulthood can be an arduous period for many people. But especially so for the young men and women moving out of foster care
Out of the three members of Liverpool’s trident attack, Sadio Mané is probably the most low-key when it comes to featuring in the sports press. But
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa is giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers in what he says is a “social experiment” to
Imagine a world in which the government grants every individual enough money to cover their basic needs: food, water and shelter. There are no conditions
Gisele Huff addresses the Santa Clara County (home of Silicon Valley) Social Services Committee, proposing a universal basic income pilot program. Follow Gisele Huff –
In countries like Canada, Finland and the Netherlands and states like California, governments and philanthropists are experimenting with the idea of providing a basic income
For about a decade now, the charity GiveDirectly has been distributing cash straight to poor residents in sub-Saharan Africa, starting in Kenya and expanding later to Uganda,
Economists have long argued that people should give each other money rather than gifts, since it is hard to know what others truly want. Though
DEBATE Could basic income play a role in the fight against unfree labour? The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a women’s trade union in
Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Tell us a bit about the basic income trial that Give Directly, your NGO, is conducting in Kenya right now. Caroline:
Over the past few years, an increasing number of countries have witnessed a demand for basic income. India too has been evaluating the possibility of
Every natural disaster is different, and how people respond in their aftermath is different, too. For aid groups that help in recovery efforts, this makes
The April 2019 elections in Finland saw a shift away from the status quo and the resulting government now counts with the Green League as
Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Alvin Tedjo is promising to revive the Universal Basic Income Project, which was cut by the Doug Ford government this year,
Recognizing that those leaving the Foster Care system are among the most vulnerable in Santa Clara County, Supervisor Dave Cortese on Tuesday, August 13, called
Organizations are coming together in a common alliance for all of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspesie, and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and are wanting to test a basic income guarantee in
Basic Income Guarantee (BIG), as a public policy and program, is designed to respond to the belief that all people have the collective right to
Article originally published on April 19, 2019. Gatlinburg, Tenn. — A billowing haze really does thread through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The famous fog
Article orginally published June 10, 2019. SAN FRANCISCO – Silicon Valley has a role to play in uncovering the basics of basic income. Seed-capital guru
Originally published on June 23, 2019. BOSTON (AP) — A bill under consideration at the Massachusetts Statehouse is aimed at testing the idea of a
Article originally published on June 12, 2019. Sheffield has moved closer to becoming one of the first UK cities to trial universal basic income after
Article originally published on May 31st, 2019. Last Saturday, May 25th 2019, an event took place in Marica, a city on the coast of the
Labour would trial universal basic income if it wins power, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has revealed. Pilot schemes would be held in Liverpool, Sheffield and
The fundamental case for a basic income is that greater freedom can flow from economic security. By providing every individual with a foundation of a
Pilot schemes examining how a universal basic income system would work in the UK should be set up, a new report has said. Guy Standing,
Researchers are giving 125 new New York moms living on tight budgets $4,000 per year to spend however they want as part of a national
(An alternate version of this article was originally published in the Boston Globe) On December 2nd, 1942, a team of scientists led by Enrico Fermi
