PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
Catalonia announces plan to provide basic income to 5,000 people for two years
By Peter Knight Original article: https://basicincome.org/news/2021/11/ubi-pilot-in-catalonia/ The President and Government of Catalonia, part of Spain encompassing seven million people and
300 Atlanta residents to receive guaranteed basic income for a year
Hundreds of Atlanta residents are expected to receive guaranteed income for an entire year following the approval of a
Could a guaranteed basic income program be coming to Detroit?
By Jim Kiertzner Original article: https://www.fox17online.com/news/could-a-guaranteed-basic-income-program-be-coming-to-detroit (WXYZ) — Two of the newly elected Detroit City Council members have floated the
Atlanta experiments with guaranteed basic income programs
By Thomas Wheatley Original article: https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2021/11/10/atlanta-experiment-guaranteed-income-program How could a monthly $800 check change your life? Atlanta may soon find
A basic income pilot in Florida will give formerly incarcerated people $600 per month for a year
By Aria Bendix Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-basic-income-pilot-formerly-incarcerated-money-2021-11 A basic-income pilot program in Florida will give monthly stipends to 115 formerly
New Orleans wants to pay young people $350 a month. See how the program will work
By Jessica Williams Original article: https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_3e90c5a8-4328-11ec-8e7b-6f8e7df5ad69.html New Orleans will pay 125 young people $350 a month for most of
Could Merced, California, get a universal basic income program next?
By Madeline Shannon Original article: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article255486671.html#twt-evening-mer After a contentious public hearing over how to use money allotted by the
‘There’s so much need:’ L.A., Chicago launch country’s largest guaranteed basic income programs
Los Angeles and Chicago are rolling out guaranteed basic income programs that will provide direct cash assistance to thousands
Fremont City Leaders Vote to Study Universal Basic Income Pilot Program
By Bob Redell Original article: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/making-it-in-the-bay/fremont-city-leaders-vote-to-study-universal-basic-income-pilot-program/2715880/ Fremont could become the next Bay Area city to create universal basic income for
Will Hartford’s guaranteed income experiment reduce stress levels among participants? Researchers hoping to screen for stress hormones to find out
By Rebecca Lurye Original article: https://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-hartford-universal-basic-income-recs-20211101-vxm7ydw23nd6jfovfnkjpfrra4-story.html HARTFORD — A task force designing Hartford’s potential Universal Basic Income pilot program will
Pre-filed bill would establish basic income program in Kentucky
By Bryce Shreve Original article: https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2021/11/01/attica-scott-prefiles-universal-basic-income-bill-kylege?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill pre-filed in Kentucky’s general assembly aims to establish universal
200 Minneapolis families can soon apply for an additional $500 per month as part of the city’s new 2-Year guaranteed basic income pilot
By Nina Moini Original article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/27/minneapolis-families-to-get-500-a-month-in-a-pilot-program Some Minneapolis families can soon apply for an additional $500 per month as
Montgomery County, Maryland, wants to pilot a guaranteed basic income program
By Chelsea Cirruzzo Original article: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2021/10/26/montgomery-county-guaranteed-income-pilot-program Montgomery County, Maryland officials today will introduce a resolution to pilot a guaranteed
The basic income versus government services debate in Chicago
By Blair Paddock Original article: https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/30/universal-basic-income-skeptics-say-cash-should-go-existing-services Chicagoans might see a trial of universal basic income. Last week, Chicago aldermen
The Founder of Ethereum Just Dumped a Bunch of Meme Coins and Used the Funds to Support a Crypto UBI Project
By Cyburcoin Team Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin has sold off dog coins he received in his Ethereum wallet. The
Birmingham pilot program will guarantee income of $375 a month for 110 single mothers
By Greg Garrison Birmingham is planning a pilot program to offer a “guaranteed income” to 110 single mothers in the
‘It’s a game-changer for us’: Artists welcome guaranteed basic income plan
Pilot scheme could see 2,000 creative workers get €325 a week from March 2022 By Deirdre Falvey “The basic
Inside the Nation’s Largest Guaranteed Income Experiment
By Abby Vesoulis/Compton, CA and Abigail Abrams One evening in early June, Leo and his family were able to enjoy a treat
Funding allocated for Shreveport Mayor’s basic income pilot program
By Deborah Bayliss Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’s plan for a pilot Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program is finally seeing some
Guaranteed basic income promises to help Fresno recipients land jobs, pay rent, set goals
By Amber Cromwell and Heather Brown We’ve all heard the argument that “poverty is a choice.” The reality is
Denver Basic Income Project Pushes Back Launch
By Hilal Bahcetepe It’s not easy giving away a small fortune. Thanks to savvy investments, Mark Donovan’s wealth soared during
Phoenix City Council approves plan to provide $1,000 monthly payments to 1,000 families for a year with ARPA money
by Josh Kelety The Phoenix City Council approved a plan Tuesday to give monthly payments to approximately 1,000 local
Mayor of Chicago proposes $500 monthly payments for a year to 5,000 families
by: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitched a pilot program Monday giving $500 monthly payments to
Reaction to San Francisco’s new anti-violence cash pilot gives hope it will work
by Justin Phillips on Sep. 12, 2021 When I talked to Sheryl Davis days after San Francisco announced the
First direct cash payments coming to Columbia fathers through CLIMB basic income pilot program
One hundred Columbia-based fathers will soon have more money to provide for their families due to UBI pilots under
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Gets Pittsburgh City Council’s Initial Approval
Half of the participants will be Black women in an effort to address inequities uncovered a 2019 report. By:
Hudson’s UBI Pilot Program is adding 50 more participants to receive $500 a month for five years
By: Sara Rizzo HudsonUP’s Universal Basic Income (UBI) Pilot Program (NY) is adding 50 more participants to receive $500
25 North Nashville Families Will Receive $1,000 Monthly Payments So Researchers Can Study The Impact
By: PAIGE PFLEGER. The group Moving Nashville Forward has raised money for the city’s first guaranteed income pilot study.
Results from the Youth Basic Income in South Korea
by Toru Yamamori Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, has been implementing the Youth Basic Income (YBI) programme since April 1,
A local solution for gun violence? Pay people $300 a month
By: MICHAEL BARBA. San Francisco thinks it may have an answer for its rising gun violence problem: Paying people
Opinion: Guaranteed basic income is the next great US social experiment. California should lead the way.
The country’s first guaranteed income experiment could be a model for a national roll-out of Universal Basic Income. BY
The Choctaw Nation has begun experimenting with universal basic income
By: Ben Winck A handful of Native American tribes are using federal pandemic aid for new rounds of stimulus