PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
A universal basic income (UBI) has been suggested to reduce poverty in Cornwall.
See original post here. The scheme, in a report by independent think tank Autonomy, suggests an income of at least
A new guaranteed basic income program will support former foster youth in Alameda County
By: Ashley McBride. See original post here. Dozens of young adults age out of the foster care system in
Opinion: Wales’ Basic Income pilot should also support those in heavy industry
By: Jane Dodds MS. See original post here. TODAY, I will introduce a debate in the Senedd that will
Anti-poverty advocate welcomes court decision on Basic Income Pilot Project
See original post here. An anti-poverty advocate in Thunder Bay says the Ontario Court of Appeal made a just
Programs pilot guaranteed basic income for artists
By: Kristin Schwab. See original post here. It was the beginning of the pandemic and McKinley West was frustrated.
Minneapolis taps $3 million in COVID money for 2-year basic income pilot program
By: Scott McClallen. See original post here. The city of Minneapolis will spend millions of dollars on a guaranteed
St. Paul’s next basic income experiment: $12,000 cash plus money for college
By: JOSH VERGES. See original post here. St. Paul is expanding its guaranteed basic income experiment, giving monthly checks
Welsh Government attacks UK Treasury over plan to tax basic income
By: Will Hayward. See original post here. The Welsh Government has challenged the UK Government over how care leavers
Wales is giving young adults about $1,560 month in a trial of basic income for care leavers
By: Ruth Mosalski. See original post here. A scheme which will see some young people given £1,600 every month
Chicago Taps Direct Cash Charity to Give Residents $500 a Month
By: Shruti Singh See original post here. A nonprofit that originally focused on giving cash to impoverished people in
Mountain View accepts $100,000 grant for universal basic income program
By: Malea Martin. See original post here. Mountain View’s guaranteed basic income pilot program will live to see another year,
Ulster County extends basic income experiment
By: PATRICIA R. DOXSEY See original post here. Ulster County, (NY), in is extending its universal basic income pilot
More than 9,000 artists apply for basic income in Ireland
By: Jennifer Bray See original post here. More than 9,000 artists have applied for a new dedicated basic income
New Orleans hopes giving young people a guaranteed monthly income can break the cycle of poverty
By: Roby Chavez. See original post here. New Orleans has launched a first-of-its-kind program that provides monthly payments to
Poland to test basic income with up to 31,000 recipients
By: Bartosz Sieniawski See original post. The Association of Warmia and Mazury Borderland Communities will distribute a monthly 1,300
Cook County, Illinois launches largest guaranteed basic income pilot program yet; thousands of residents to get $500 a month for 2 years
By: Elvia Malagón See original post here. Cook County residents soon will be able to apply for a program
How University of Chicago experts will help evaluate Chicago’s new guaranteed basic income pilot
See original post here. The city of Chicago is accepting applications to one of the most ambitious guaranteed income
Alaska Senate approves budget that includes $5,500 payments to residents
By: Eric Stone. See original post here. Alaska’s Senate has approved a budget that would provide $5,500 in
Applications end this Friday for Chicago Resilient Communities guaranteed basic income program
Original post can be seen here. Time is running out to apply for the Chicago Resilient Communities guaranteed basic
$1,000 a Month for Farmworkers? Proposed Basic Income Payments Aim to Help Amid Drought
By: MELISSA MONTALVO. See original post here. A Democratic lawmaker from the central San Joaquin Valley wants to put
Austin Approves First Guaranteed Basic Income Program in Texas
See original post here. Austin has become the first Texas city to approve a pilot program that will provide
New Orleans launches pilot guaranteed basic income program: $350 monthly for young people
By: BEN MYERS See original post here. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has launched a new, privately funded program to provide monthly
Applications are now open for a new 2-year guaranteed basic income program in Atlanta for Black women affected by COVID-19
By: Jess Mador Original post can be found here. Applications are now open for the Old Fourth Ward’s new
Pittsburgh scraps plans for guaranteed basic income program
By: JULIA FELTON Original post can be found here. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is scrapping plans to use American
Cambridge to be first city in the US to provide guaranteed income to every family living in poverty
See original post here. During the State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 27, Mayor Siddiqui announced that
90,000 Chicagoans Applied for Chicago’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program in 24 Hours
By: Heather Cherone. Original post can be seen here. More than 90,000 Chicagoans applied to be part of the
Families could get $1,000 a month as part of Austin’s first guaranteed income program
By: Audrey McGlinchy See original post here. Government aid programs often come with a laundry list of do-nots. For example,
Chicago guaranteed basic income program will begin accepting applications on April 25
By: ALICE YIN See original post here. Chicago residents can start applying for the city’s $500-per-month basic income pilot program
Opinion: 3 possible reasons universal basic income programs haven’t been implemented — despite the success of pilots
By: CHRIS TAYLOR See original post here. Universal basic income – a tax-free, unconditional sum of money regularly given
15,000 students graduating high school may get basic income in California
By: Jana Kadah. See original post here. In an effort to disrupt the cycle of homelessness in California, another population
Opinion: A Basic Income Guarantee should support artists—and artists should support a UBI
By: Jennifer Mills See original post here. The Australian Greens announced last week the addition of a Liveable Income
Queer Works director says he’s received threatening calls after Palm Springs transgender basic income pilot vote
By: Paul Albani-Burgio See original post here. The executive director of a social justice group has joined the Palm Springs mayor