PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
California awards $25 million to guaranteed income programs across state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The state of California announced Monday $25 million to underwrite the first state-funded guaranteed income pilot programs, which could
More Than 2,000 New York Artists Will Receive $1,000 a Month as Part of an Ambitious New Guaranteed Basic Income Program
By: Jo Lawson-Tancred A lucky group of artists in New York will get guaranteed income as part of an
San Francisco launches guaranteed basic income program for transgender community
See original post here. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – San Francisco has launched a guaranteed income program for Trans people. The city’s Mayor,
Opinion: Basic income is a noble idea, but St. Louis can afford only a small experiment
By: David Nicklaus It sounds like a no-brainer: The way to alleviate poverty is to give poor people more
Yolo County Board of Supervisors allocate more funds to basic income pilot project
By: Robyn Dobson The Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to allocate $550,000 of American Rescue Plan funds
Advocates in Nashville tout the results of guaranteed basic income
By: Diane Duenez There is evidence that guaranteed income programs tend to positively affect job prospects and long-term economic
St. Louis officials explore $5 million plan to guarantee income for poor residents
By: Austin Huguelet ST. LOUIS — Mayor Tishaura O. Jones’ administration is pushing a plan to pay for a
How to Make a Local Guaranteed Income Program Work: Ten Lessons from Newark, New Jersey
By: Hawwa Muhammad Having worked in the social sector for a little over a decade, I have firsthand experience
Los Angeles and L.A. County buy into guaranteed basic income movement
By: The Center Square Staff Following a national trend, Los Angeles and Los Angeles County have embraced the popular
Young adults in L.A. to get $1,000 a month for three years under new basic income program
By: ALEXANDRA E. PETRI A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly
Alexandria guaranteed income program will soon provide people with $500 every month for 2 years
By: Brittney Melton ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A guaranteed income pilot program in Alexandria, that is launching soon, will provide
Newfoundland and Labrador launches basic income program for youth receiving housing support
By: Atlantic Briefs Desk The provincial government has created a new basic income program offering additional financial supports of
Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income pilot has over 184K applicants for just 3,250 spots
By: Sun-Times Media Wire During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Takiyah Franklin continued working as a phlebotomist even
Illinois cities including Chicago just started giving some residents $500 every month
By: ELLA CERON AND BLOOMBERG Chicago and other cities in Illinois are offering some of their residents a guaranteed income in pilot
Cash for farmworkers? California lawmaker says new $20 million idea will help amid drought
By: MELISSA MONTALVO Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have put cash in the hands of eligible
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Basic income proposed in Denver to curb homelessness
By: Rogelio Mares See original article here. DENVER (KDVR) — A new proposed basic income program by the City
Los Angeles County’s guaranteed basic income program is underway, with 1,000 residents now receiving $1,000 a month for the next three years
See original article here. LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County‘s guaranteed basic income program is underway, with 1,000 residents now receiving
Two-year Catalan pilot project will begin universal basic income experiment in January
By: Cristina Tomàs White and Gerard Escaich Folch Can you imagine what it would be like to be paid
Artists wait as basic income scheme further delayed in Ireland
By: Colette Sheridan See original article here. A further delay in rolling out the Basic Income for the Arts