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Stockton, California gave some residents $500 a month for two years. After a year, the group wound up with more full-time jobs and less depression
By Aria Bendix In Stockton, California, 125 residents got $500 per month, no strings attached, for two years. After
Unconditional Cash Program in Chicago Provides Further Evidence in Support of UBI
While enrolled in a universal basic income program, Patricia Jackson had access to a reserve of $3,200 that she
Universal Basic Income has been a ‘lifesaver’ to families during coronavirus pandemic: California mayor
By: Kristin Myers Universal basic income (UBI) has been a “lifesaver” for households participating in UBI pilot programs, Mayor
‘It’s our duty’: How giving Canadians a basic income can improve health and reduce costs
‘Poverty is expensive’: Toronto doctor says universal basic income actually costs society less By Kamyar Razavi & Mike Le Couteur Global News One
A Monthly Basic Income Changed This German’s Life, and Then the Lives of 650 Others
Michael Bohmeyer’s website, “My Basic Income,” has given randomly selected people almost $1,200 a month for a year to
Providing $7500 each to 50 homeless people resulted in a savings of $8100 per person according to new unconditional cash grant experiment
A Vancouver-based research project gave homeless individuals cash and tracked their progress for a year. The 50 cash transfer
Has guaranteed basic income’s time arrived in Canada?
As people’s livelihoods have been thrown into upheaval amid the pandemic, public desire for a stronger safety net has
Even brief stays in poverty can cause children lifelong harm, and money helps prevent poverty.
The virus doesn’t sicken kids as much as adults. But it can still destroy their futures. A child allowance
A single mother of three in Jackson, Mississippi, received $1,000 a month in basic income for a year. Here’s what happened.
Can Guaranteed Income Help Americans Escape Poverty? Ciara McDonald, a single mother of three in Jackson, Mississippi, received $1,000
The Pandemic Proved That Cash Payments Work
The Pandemic Proved That Cash Payments Work An extra $600 a week buys freedom from fear. by Annie Lowrey
The little known story of Canada’s decades old basic income experiment
Canada’s forgotten universal basic income experiment By David Cox Amid wide unemployment during Covid-19, basic income schemes have
Canadian CERB teaching people what basic income might feel like
Canadian universal basic income experiment has been life-changing for those unemployed amid coronavirus One economist calls it a “modern
Stockton’s Basic Income Demonstration Shows Value of Solid Economic Foundation — Especially During Pandemics
Stockton has been testing a universal basic income since 2019 — it’s working The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, a
Four years into the 12-year UBI experiment in Kenya, lives are transformed
Could universal basic income change aid forever? For four years, the villagers of Magawa in rural western Kenya have
Finland’s basic income experiment: new research reveals significant diversity in participants’ experience
The report on Finland’s 2017-2018 basic income experiment illustrates great variance in how the experiment affected participants’ lives. University
Universal Basic Income Fixes the Problem of People Not Having Enough Money to Not Be Poor
Give a Buck is Mashable’s deep dive into Universal Basic Income — an idea gaining currency in a time of
Interview with Award-Winning Photographer Jessie Golem of ‘Humans of Basic Income’ Fame
I recently had the chance to correspond with award-winning photographer Jessie Golem. Her outstanding and well-renowned photography series “Humans
I Get A Basic Income That’s Changed My Life. Everyone Should Want And Get One.
“No proposed plan for universal basic income has been perfect, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.” Ava Burcham
How UBI Affects People’s Lives: A Compilation of Experiences from Basic Income Recipients
“In my experience, there is no clearer understanding of the concept of unconditional basic income than among those who
Early Results from Stockton’s $500/mo Basic Income Pilot
Stockton, California gave money to random recipients from neighborhoods where the median annual income is $46,000 – no strings
A photo update from 5 families receiving a basic income
In 2017, GiveDirectly launched a Universal Basic Income Program. As part of this program, we are running a randomized control
Mayor Of Stockton, Calif., Discusses Universal Basic Income Program Results
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: What would you do with an extra 500 bucks a month, no strings attached? Well, thanks
Experiment with basic income in Stockton is demonstrating how people spend it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500
Opinion: Universal basic income can work. I know it could be the difference between life and death
I am the daughter of a single mother, a mother who raised me and my sister with the help
Economic analysis of Canada’s child benefit cash allowance bolsters case for universal basic income
The Canada Child Benefit has not only lifted kids out of poverty, but it has boosted the country’s economy
Mississippi program providing low-income mothers $1000 a month of basic income demonstrates its potential
JACKSON, Miss. — Cheryl Gray had sat through so many presentations about programs to lift herself out of poverty
Sherman County, Oregon has used wind power to provide a $590 dividend per household every year since 2002
For a region that’s blessed with bountiful natural resources, the Pacific Northwest has largely missed the boat. We’re not
A solution for childhood obesity? Universal basic income
First published on May 31, 2019 A new study links an extra $1,000 a year paid through Alaska’s Permanent
My parents give me $2,333 a month
Article originally posted on Nov 12, 2018. Not long ago, my wife, a composer, asked me if I would
Stockton woman says guaranteed income program has been life-changing
View Video at KCRA STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) —$500 a month with no strings attached. More than 100 Stockton residents
Testimony of Kenya’s basic income beneficiaries
After the article “A Critical Poverty Eradication Experiment in Kenya”, published in the last issue of the BIEN News
Lessons from a one-family basic income demonstration
Chuck Fassi, 49, a self-described introvert with a heavy New England accent, has spent much of the past two