PILOTS & EXPERIMENTS
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
New research in UK will assess impact of UBI on mental health of youth age 18 to 24
Young people aged 14 to 24 may be the most vulnerable of all young people since WWII. Their mental
Evanston City Council moves forward on Guaranteed Income program with $500 monthly payments to select residents
By: Bob Seidenberg As many as 165 residents across a wide range of ages could be in line to receive
Scotland unveils basic income plans as COP26-style conference kicks off
Scottish ministers have launched a consultation on creating a minimum income guarantee just as Glasgow hosts the world’s biggest
Austin City Council funds guaranteed basic income pilot program
By: Chad Swiatecki Joining the ranks of a handful of other cities interested in adopting some form of ongoing
Applications open for $500 per month basic income test in Tacoma
By: Graham Johnson A lifeline is on the way for more than a hundred South Sound families struggling financially.
NYC Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa pitches universal basic income pilot program of $1,100 a month for 500 people for two years.
Despite his loss in the Democratic primary, it appears at least one candidate for the general election in the
Alexandria Will Start Sending $500 Every Month To Low-Income Families
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, is joining a growing number of cities across the U.S. that are sending money
2-Year UBI Pilot in Uganda Results in More Happiness, Education, Entrepreneurship, Savings, and Independence
By: Spencer Daniels Uganda is a southeastern African country neighboring Lake Victoria, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wales needs to explore paying everyone a basic income – open letter to First Minister
Wales should explore paying everyone a basic income to study how it could improve lives for generations in the future, the First Minister is being urged. By: Sophie Howe
Universal basic income: Wales’ trial ‘should include everyone’
The real test of a “real” universal basic income needs to include everyone. Can this approach survive the scrutiny
The Welsh government is to trial a form of Basic Income as part of its COVID-19 recovery strategy. So how should it be designed?
A striking element of pandemic recovery planning in Wales has been the announcement of a Basic Income scheme. But
Providence is about to give $500 a month to 110 low-income households
Guaranteed income programs are becoming increasingly popular in cities and towns across the country By Dan McGowan Providence is
Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act Introduced in US Congress
The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2021 would setup three-year program to provide a monthly income to test
The basic income study that wasn’t
A British Columbia government-commissioned report dismissed the idea of a basic income, much to the disappointment of some antipoverty
Long Beach announces basic income pilot targeting single-parents
By: Jason Ruiz Five hundred households in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods will be part of Long Beach’s
Monthly unconditional cash program in Chelsea has cut food insecurity in half
Across the country, an unprecedented combination of stimulus checks and tax credits is helping families to weather the longstanding
Santa Fe City Council Approves Basic Income Pilot Focused on Community College Students with Kids
By: William Melhado For many students, juggling school and work presents a formidable challenge. Throw childcare into that equation
Basic income for social, economic justice: Michael Tubbs and Holly Mitchell
While it’s promising to see our recovery in progress, we must reckon with the fact that our society functioning
Can American Cities Make the Case for a Universal Basic Income?
As the feds rollback Covid-19 income supports, more municipalities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs. An interview with the
New York City Study Will Give Cash Payments to Homeless Young Adults
The project joins a growing list of local experiments in no-strings-attached payments to homeless young adults. By: Sarah Holder New York will become
UBI Pilot in Upstate New York Is a Rural Experiment
Recipients of the money can spend it as they wish, but will be asked to participate in periodic surveys
One Hundred Fathers in Columbia, SC to Begin Receiving $500 a Month in Basic Income
Could an extra $500 a month change your life? One hundred fathers in Columbia are about to find out.
Universal basic income for farmworkers in California? Some leaders are pushing for it
BY MELISSA MONTALVO A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program
Money for nothing: Germany starts basic income experiment
Starting Tuesday, a select group of people in Germany will begin receiving €1,200 a month, no questions asked. The
It is time for Ottawa to test Basic Income
By Spectator EditorialThe Hamilton Spectator Hamilton is fortunate to have an organization like the Hamilton Community Foundation day in and