PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS

Homeless high school seniors in Santa Clara County to receive monthly guaranteed basic income in pilot program
See original article here. SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County will soon launch a pilot program to bring financial

Magnolia Mother’s Trust marks a history-making three cycles of paying Black mothers $1,000 a month
By: Sara Luterman See original article here. The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now the longest-running guaranteed income program in

Guaranteed Basic Income Helps Ease Inflation Pressures for San Diego Families
By: Ramon Galindo See original article here. San Diego’s first guaranteed income program is a few months in, and it is

Cash for low-income Baltimore parents pilot begins
By: Kristen Mosbrucker See original post here. A cohort of 200 Baltimore parents will get $1,000 each month as

San Antonio quietly launched a guaranteed income pilot in late 2020
By: Iris Dimmick See original post here. During the pandemic, millions of Americans received thousands of dollars in no-strings-attached cash

Basic Income Offers Formerly Incarcerated People a Glimpse of Stability
By: LESLIE HURTADO BRIAN YOUNG JR See original post here. For people who have been incarcerated, monthly cash assistance could

Families could start getting money from Austin’s guaranteed basic income pilot next month
By: Jaclyn Ramkissoon. See original post here. Struggling families or individuals could start receiving payments from the City of

Pittsburgh’s canceled guaranteed income program was vulnerable to claims of racial discrimination
By: An-Li Herring See original post here. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration cited unspecified legal concerns when it announced in April

Palm Springs basic income pilot, no longer tied to gender, gets $500,000 more in divided council vote
By: Paul Albani-Burgio. See original post here. A divided Palm Springs City Council voted Thursday to provide $500,000 more

As Baltimore opens enrollment for $1,000 monthly payments to young parents, applicants say the need is real
By: Emily Opilo See original post here. Inajah Wright has been homeless on and off since her late teens, relying

New pilot program studying the impacts of giving Iowans $500 a month in basic income
By: Skylar Tallal. See original post here. This fall, Mid-Iowa Health Foundation is kicking off a basic income pilot program. “Those early

Two hundred Mount Vernon households with annual income ranging from $15,000 to $80,000 will receive $500 a month for a year
By: Jonathan Bandler. See original post here. Mount Vernon is launching a program to provide $6,000 to needy city

Denver’s Mayor Hancock touts guaranteed basic income test program in final State of the City address
By: JOE RUBINO | jrubino@denverpost.com. See original post here. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will ask the city council to dedicate

Trent Lakes mayor wants to revisit provincial basic income project
By: Brendan Burke See original post here. Trent Lakes Mayor Janet Clarkson intends to make a motion at the

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