PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
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How to apply for the $500/month basic income pilot in Iowa
By: Virginia Barreda See original post here. Interested in the chance to pocket an extra $500 each month for two years?
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Unique Nonprofit to Provide Basic Income to California Homeless in 12-Month Study Funded by Google
See original post here. A privately-funded program to provide basic income to 100 California homeless people aims to study
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Homeless high school seniors could get $1,000 a month if California passes basic income bill
See original post here. By: MAYA MILLER Thousands of homeless high school seniors would receive $1,000 a month for
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US County Leaders Join A Push for Guaranteed Basic Income Programs
See original post here. Two of the largest counties in the US are leading a new coalition to advocate for
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Opinion: The Future of Guaranteed Basic Income Is At The Community Level
See original post here. By: HALAH AHMAD & STEPHEN NUÑEZ & HOPE WOLLENSACK Unconditional cash assistance is having a moment. Even
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Universal Basic Income: Which US cities have these monthly payments?
See original post here. By: Oliver Povey Universal basic income (UBI), sometimes known as guaranteed income, would provide a regular
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Basic Income: Who will again receive monthly checks of $600 if the StepUp pilot program in Durham is renewed?
See original post here. In Durham, North Carolina, authorities are analyzing the possibility of extending their universal basic income
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Evanston, NU collaborate on guaranteed basic income pilot
By: William Tong In December, Evanston began giving $500 each month to 150 residents as part of the city’s
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No-strings-attached basic income goes to hundreds of Denver residents
By: LINDSEY TOOMER For a few hundred members of Denver’s unhoused population, the Denver Basic Income Project has provided
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Some guaranteed basic income programs are ending, even as they gain popularity nationwide
By: Josiah Bates In the wake of the economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, cities explored universal basic
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Guaranteed Basic Income Programs Are Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
By: Natalie Foster In his 1967 book Where Do We Go From Here? Martin Luther King Jr. issued a visionary call
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Hudson’s UBI pilot shows increased part-time and full-time employment
See original post here. As the HudsonUP Basic Income Pilot completes year two of its five-year guaranteed income program, JFI today
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New study will look at the differences a universal basic income may make in the health of Black men
By: Stacy Ryburn FAYETTEVILLE — A research team in Central Arkansas will spend the next five years studying the
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Guaranteed Income Program Recipients Chosen In Alexandria, Virginia
By: Emily Leayman ALEXANDRIA, VA — Recipients of Alexandria’s ARISE guaranteed income pilot program totaling 170 were chosen and
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Update on the Catalonia UBI pilot
By: Peter Knight See original post here. The Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot plan is one of the projects that
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San Francisco’s guaranteed income program for pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women has now been expanded statewide
By: Margaret Hetherwick San Francisco’s Abundant Births Project, a basic income program for Black and Pacific Islander families to
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UN food agency FAO providing three months of unconditional cash payments to 6,050 drought-impacted families in Somalia
See original post here. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Tuesday it has stepped up the
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Opinion: Hourly wages are embarrassing. Canadians need to talk far more about basic income.
By: Wendy Elliott See original article here. In Prince Edward Island, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly has
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Make UBI a right in independent Scotland, campaigners say
By: Hamish Morrison On Tuesday, Basic Income Network Scotland (BINS) will launch a new year-long campaign to pressure politicians
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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