PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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