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Los Angeles took a big leap on universal basic income. For most, it was a big help
By: Giuliana Mayo See original post here. Here’s the deal: $1,000 a month, free, no strings attached. That’s what
How Tacoma’s yearlong guaranteed income experiment fared
By: Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks When the pandemic hit in 2020, Debbie Wilkerson decided to retire early from her job at
Basic income program focused on formerly incarcerated exceeds expectations
By: Makaelah Walters For more than a year, Murray Wilson has bathed, fed, and clothed his 75-year-old mother, whose
Chelsea basic income program so successful, it’s coming back, officials say
By: Ryan Mancini Over a year after the city of Chelsea gave 2,000 families $400 a month between 2020
Basic income program participant: ‘People want to work but things stop them from being able to’
See original article here. Editor’s note: In the piece below, guaranteed income recipient Ashala mentions the federal government’s Temporary Assistance for
The Enhanced Child Tax Credit Is Gone. The Battle Over It Remains.
By: Jason DeParle WASHINGTON — When the history of American hardship is written in some distant decade, two recent
Small study suggests money can buy happiness — for households with incomes below $123,000
By: Aria Bendix A recent experiment suggests that money can indeed buy happiness — at least for six months, among
One year into its pilot, Camp Harbor View’s guaranteed basic income program is working
By: Janelle Nanos In August 2021, Camp Harbor View launched an experiment: Giving $583 a month to 50 lower-income
Politics killed Ontario’s basic income pilot project, but it was working
By: Pam Frampton The metaphorical writing is on the wall and it’s hard to miss, and that’s because it’s
How to help young kids: Give their parents cash
By: JACKIE MADER AUSTIN, Texas — By his mid-20s, Tommy Andrade was tired of working dead-end jobs. With a
Guaranteed Basic Income Is More Than A Monthly Check
By: ALISHA ROE When I applied to be part of a new guaranteed income program in my city, I
A little can go a long way when it comes to basic income
By: MICHAEL SCHMIDT After her husband died, Chimwemwe (not her real name) was kicked out of their marriage home
New study shows basic income for kids leads to them having better health
By: Richard Sears In a new article published in JAMA Pediatrics, William E. Copeland and colleagues explore the long-term effects of
Basic Income for the Arts: The Pilot Scheme That Could Transform How We Make Art
By: Ella Smyth 2,000 artists across Ireland were recently selected to receive €325 a week as part of the
Young Baltimore parents feel immediate effects from basic income
By: Adam Willis Ever since she was teenager, Jewels Hawkins says she’s been more or less on her own.
What Happens When You Give 6,000 Americans Guaranteed Basic Income? The Results Are In
By: Kristi Pahr In nearly two dozen cities around the country, 6,000 low-income individuals and families have been taking
Data shows Shreveport Basic Income is money well spent
By: Marlo Lacen New data released on Tuesday shows how families enrolled in Shreveport‘s Universal Basic Income program are spending
Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare
For More Than 20 Guaranteed Basic Income Projects, the Data Is In
By: Sarah Holder In more than 20 US cities that launched basic income programs during the pandemic, the average person receiving
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Programs Have Changed Young People’s Lives
By: JACQUI GERMAIN Since the 2019 launch of Stockton, California’s, highly publicized universal basic income pilot, led by former mayor Michael Tubbs, guaranteed income pilot
Basic income helped St. Louis residents meet basic needs
By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on
As basic income pilot concludes in Gary, Indiana, recipients describe it as reaffirming their faith in God and their fellow man
See original post here. Of course, Sharon Fullilove and Diane Appiah are missing the $500 cash they each received
How a Universal Basic Income Helped Kenyans Fight COVID
By: TAVNEET SURI, NIDHI PAREKH. See original post here. New evidence from two Kenyan counties shows that cash transfers and
Why Billionaires Like MacKenzie Scott And Jack Dorsey Are Donating Millions To This Nonprofit That Provides Unconditional Cash
By: Rachel Sandler. See original post here. Sitting on a wooden bench in a remote village in Rwanda, a
Durham guaranteed basic income program is helping former prisoners readjust to society
By: Crystal Price. See original post here. Since March, more than 100 people in Durham have been receiving free
Want to Reduce HIV Infections and Deaths? Give People Money.
By: Maddie Bender See original post here. Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But give
With Guaranteed Basic Income, “Now I Can Cover My Bills and Do Fun Things for My Son”
By: JAKHEYA. See original post here. Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with
Guaranteed basic income pilot in Sacramento to be expanded soon
BY: ALEXANDRA YOON-HENDRICKS See original post here. Eighty households in the city of Sacramento are poised to start receiving
South King County Pilot Shows Promise of Guaranteed Basic Income
By: Devoni Rose Whitehead See original post here. In 2020, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay initiated the King County
Pandemic-era checks rewired how these Americans see money: ‘Stimulus changed how I think about what’s possible’
By: Greg Iacurci See original post here. ________________________________________ KEY POINTS: Pandemic-era stimulus checks helped many Americans pay bills, reduce
How’s Tacoma’s guaranteed basic income program going?
By: Libby Denkmann and Noel Gasca. See original post here. The rising cost of everyday goods and the end of
A New Orleans school gave students $50 a week. Then researchers watched how they spent it.
By: MARIE FAZIO See original post here. Once a week for a year, $50 was deposited into Jalen Hyde’s