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Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare
For More Than 20 Guaranteed Basic Income Projects, the Data Is In
By: Sarah Holder In more than 20 US cities that launched basic income programs during the pandemic, the average person receiving
Ottawa group says there’s enough evidence to support a basic income program
By: Kate F. Mackenzie An Ottawa group is advocating for a basic, livable income for those living below the
This man wants to give $1,000 to every poor person on Earth – but could his plan really work?
By: Will Brown More than a trillion aid dollars have been pumped into the continent since the 1960s. Famines
Proposal for Prince Edward Island Basic Income Now at Advanced Stage
By: Marie Burge Never before has the need for a basic income for Canadians been more urgent, and never
If you file taxes in these 17 states, you could be getting an inflation-relief check from the government—here’s who qualifies
By: Mike Winters Since prices for necessities like shelter and food have risen by 8.5% year-over-year, many U.S. state
New $42M guaranteed basic income program is using innovative tech to distribute funds
By: Chase DiBenedetto As guaranteed income programs continue to expand and benefit thousands of families around the country, Illinois’
What is Hartford’s basic income pilot program and when will it start?
By: Jonah Dylan HARTFORD — The city is moving forward with a planned universal basic income pilot program, but
Mountain View Set to Launch Basic Income Pilot Program
By: Ginger Conejero Saab The city of Mountain View on Thursday was set to launch a basic income pilot
Opinion: Implementation of a basic income grant could help eliminate the need for ‘black tax’
By: Cuba Houghton See original post here. The necessity of a black tax would in many ways be alleviated
Prisoners saddled with huge bills following release
By: Barnini Chakraborty, Senior Investigations Reporter Former inmates who have paid their debt to society say they are still paying for
How Denver’s Basic Income Pilot Will Work
By: Esteban L. Hernandez For one year, Denver will provide 140 people experiencing homelessness $12,000 with no strings attached
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Programs Have Changed Young People’s Lives
By: JACQUI GERMAIN Since the 2019 launch of Stockton, California’s, highly publicized universal basic income pilot, led by former mayor Michael Tubbs, guaranteed income pilot
Denver city council unanimously approves basic income pilot for homeless people
By: JOE RUBINO Denver is going to try a new tactic in its efforts to stem the tide of
White House and Senate Democrats eye child tax credit Hail Mary
By: Hans Nichols The White House is engaging with Senate Democrats about making one last push for an enhanced
In this age of chronic uncertainty, we need a basic income
By: Guy Standing We in the UK are living in an age of chronic uncertainty, in which crises pile
5 ways South Africa could fund a basic income grant – and why Treasury doesn’t want to hear any of it
See original article here. South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by the Department of
COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021
By: Arthur Delaney WASHINGTON — Poverty fell to a new low last year thanks to new federal spending passed
Basic income pilots gain momentum across US cities
By: Gaby Galvin At least a dozen U.S. cities have launched basic income pilot programs in recent months, representing
Basic income pilot launched in three Sonoma County cities for 2 years
By: CHASE HUNTER Sonoma County is launching a two-year pilot program for guaranteed income to study the impacts on
Homeless People Need Homes — and Money, Too
Analysis by Francis Wilkinson | Bloomberg Many affluent and dynamic North American cities share a great flaw: high levels of
The BIG fix: Basic income will grow South Africa’s ailing economy
By: Duma Gqubule See original article here. South Africa is in an economic policy cul-de-sac. The government is committed
The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union adds its voice to the calls for basic income in South Africa
See original article here. The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union, NEHAWU, says it supports calls for the
2,000 artists randomly selected to receive weekly payments of €325 through Ireland’s new Basic Income pilot
By: Seoirse Mulgrew Culture Minister Catherine Martin has announced that 2,000 grants will be awarded to artists through the
More than 180,000 Los Angeles County residents applied to take part in its $1,000-monthly basic income pilot
By: gdean@insider.com (Grace Dean) See original article here. Los Angeles County has launched a universal basic income pilot program.
Basic income helped St. Louis residents meet basic needs
By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on
South Africa’s Treasury Proposes to Increase Poverty Instead of Introduce Basic Income
See original article here. South Africa is facing a dire socio-economic crisis with widespread poverty, persistent and high unemployment
Psychologist believes we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
By: Sanah Ahsan We are living, we’re told, through a “mental health crisis”. Mental health services cannot cope with the explosion
Yolo County Guaranteed Income Program helping bring families over the poverty line
By: ROBYN DOBSON Over 70 families in Yolo County are now no longer living in poverty, living a dollar
South Korea plans to provide every family with a newborn child a monthly allowance of $740 as ‘parent pay’
By: Sam Kim South Korea plans to provide every family with a newborn child a monthly allowance of 1
It’s past time to prepare for a future where the workforce has as many robots as people
By: The Editorial Board There’s a scene in the movie I, Robot where a robot-hating police officer, played by
Homicide and hunger rise in St. Louis. We should talk about them together.
By: Tony Messenger See original article here. When the late summer St. Louis homicide surge comes — and it almost