Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money
September 29, 2022
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare policy. OK, “quiet revolution” is my
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare policy. OK, “quiet revolution” is my
By: Sarah Holder In more than 20 US cities that launched basic income programs during the pandemic, the average person receiving monthly support was a woman making just
By: Marie Burge Never before has the need for a basic income for Canadians been more urgent, and never before has the reality been in
By: Chase DiBenedetto As guaranteed income programs continue to expand and benefit thousands of families around the country, Illinois’ Cook County unveiled the largest one yet:
By: Jonah Dylan HARTFORD — The city is moving forward with a planned universal basic income pilot program, but it likely won’t start until at
By: Ginger Conejero Saab The city of Mountain View on Thursday was set to launch a basic income pilot program to help “extremely low-income” residents.
By: Barnini Chakraborty, Senior Investigations Reporter Former inmates who have paid their debt to society say they are still paying for their freedom — and that it is
See original article here. South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by the Department of Social Development and civil rights groups
By: Gaby Galvin At least a dozen U.S. cities have launched basic income pilot programs in recent months, representing a major jump over the past
By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on food and utilities. “There aren’t too
See original article here. South Africa is facing a dire socio-economic crisis with widespread poverty, persistent and high unemployment and growing hunger. While its value
By: Sanah Ahsan We are living, we’re told, through a “mental health crisis”. Mental health services cannot cope with the explosion of demand over the past two years:
By: ROBYN DOBSON Over 70 families in Yolo County are now no longer living in poverty, living a dollar above the poverty line thanks to
See original article here. SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County will soon launch a pilot program to bring financial support to unhoused high school seniors
By: Sara Luterman See original article here. The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now the longest-running guaranteed income program in the United States. But the program,
By: Ramon Galindo See original article here. San Diego’s first guaranteed income program is a few months in, and it is already making a difference in many
See original post here. Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina Batakis to move forward with a
By: Iris Dimmick See original post here. During the pandemic, millions of Americans received thousands of dollars in no-strings-attached cash assistance from the federal government, to
By: LESLIE HURTADO BRIAN YOUNG JR See original post here. For people who have been incarcerated, monthly cash assistance could be the support they need to
See original post here. Leftist social movements protested here Wednesday in front of the Casa Rosada, the seat of the Argentine government, to demand more
See original post here. Of course, Sharon Fullilove and Diane Appiah are missing the $500 cash they each received for 12 months from the Gary
By: Laurenz Busch. See original post here. Climate change and California’s historic drought are stretching fire season beyond its traditional boundaries, causing worse and more costly wildfires, and according to a new
By: Ben Glaze. See original post here. Pensioners should be guaranteed a minimum £200-a-week payout as the cost of living crisis grips Britain, campaigners urge
By: Nojoud Al Mallees. See original post here. Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vulnerable Canadians to stay healthy while maintaining an income, but
See original post here. Universal basic income that’s double the average wage? Legislating in favor of human-algorithmic coexistence? These are just some of the policies
By: HEIN MARAIS. See original post here. We are at a point in SA where hardly anyone disputes the need for additional income support. Worsening
By: Bhavana Kaushik. See original post here. In a world with skyrocketing housing prices, wages that don’t reflect productivity, and rampant worker dissatisfaction, we need a way to
By: TAVNEET SURI, NIDHI PAREKH. See original post here. New evidence from two Kenyan counties shows that cash transfers and other income supplements reduce hunger, illness,
By: Jaclyn Ramkissoon. See original post here. Struggling families or individuals could start receiving payments from the City of Austin’s guaranteed income pilot program as
By: An-Li Herring See original post here. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration cited unspecified legal concerns when it announced in April that it had killed a plan
By: Adelaide Changole See original post here. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has revived plans to introduce a new tax on the wealthy to
See original post here. JOHANNESBURG – The ANC’s (African National Committee) social transformation subcommittee has confirmed that a basic income grant is on the cards. This as
By: Alexandra Willis. See original post here. This past week Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) launched an attack on
By: Emily Opilo See original post here. Inajah Wright has been homeless on and off since her late teens, relying on others to lend a place
By: Wageningen University. See original post here. Stress increases the rigidity of the beliefs underlying psychiatric disorders, prejudices and conspiracy theories. Therefore measures aimed at
By: Rachel Sandler. See original post here. Sitting on a wooden bench in a remote village in Rwanda, a 47-year-old woman named Esther, a mother
By: Maru Attwood. See original post here. In April 2020, the SA Social Security Agency introduced the Social Relief of Distress grant to lessen the
By: Katie Anthony. See original post here. HIGHLIGHTS: Thousands of Florida families will receive one-time checks for $450 a child starting this week Gov. Ron
By: Skylar Tallal. See original post here. This fall, Mid-Iowa Health Foundation is kicking off a basic income pilot program. “Those early findings are really pointing to the
By: Jonathan Bandler. See original post here. Mount Vernon is launching a program to provide $6,000 to needy city residents as part of a nationwide
See original post here. People without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated for depression with talking therapy or antidepressants, compared
By: Maddie Bender See original post here. Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But give people no-strings-attached cash, and you’ll reduce
By: Ghada Alsharif. See original post here. While COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the labour market, income inequality saw a significant decrease thanks in large part
By: Tanner Matthews. See original post here. Demands for “economic justice” in public policy debates are emotionally powerful, imparting a profound sense of purpose and
By: JOE RUBINO | jrubino@denverpost.com. See original post here. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will ask the city council to dedicate $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief
By: Gili Malinsky. See original post here. For more than a year, Americans have been expressing their frustration with work by quitting their jobs altogether.
By: Brendan Burke See original post here. Trent Lakes Mayor Janet Clarkson intends to make a motion at the township council’s next meeting calling on
By: Ashley McBride. See original post here. Dozens of young adults age out of the foster care system in Alameda County each year when they
By:BY STACEY RUTLAND. See original post here. When I was in my third year of college, I had an abortion. I was several months into a
By: Jane Dodds MS. See original post here. TODAY, I will introduce a debate in the Senedd that will call on the Welsh Government to
By: JAKHEYA. See original post here. Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims to
See original post here. An anti-poverty advocate in Thunder Bay says the Ontario Court of Appeal made a just decision when it allowed a class
By: Kristin Schwab. See original post here. It was the beginning of the pandemic and McKinley West was frustrated. His DJ jobs had dried up
See original post here. A new study was released today saying that Canada is closer than ever to a workable guaranteed basic income (GBI). In fact,
By: Ben van der Merwe. See original post here. Nearly half of all British adults (48 per cent) would support the introduction of a universal
By: Isabelle Kirk. See original post here. A universal basic income (UBI) is a fixed payment, paid equally by the government to every citizen of a country,
By: Scott McClallen. See original post here. The city of Minneapolis will spend millions of dollars on a guaranteed basic income pilot program launched in
By: Rhiannon Picton-James. See original post here. A universal basic income, regardless of salary, savings and no strings attached. No repayments. It is being discussed by the
By: THE POLISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. See original post here. The ‘anomie’ concept – that the society is disintegrating and losing moral standards –
See original post here. Last weekend, the official signature collection period of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU” ended. During
By: JOHN FEFFER See original post here. In the remote rural village of Dauphin, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, economists tried out an unusual
By: WIL ROBERTSON AND TRACY SMITH. See original post here. Basic income is too complex to implement. At least that’s the thinking in the latest release by
By: JOSH VERGES. See original post here. St. Paul is expanding its guaranteed basic income experiment, giving monthly checks to more families while also making
By: Rebecca Lau See original post here. Halifax Regional Council has voted to urge the federal government to move forward with a guaranteed livable basic income in this
By: Will Hayward. See original post here. The Welsh Government has challenged the UK Government over how care leavers receiving the Welsh Government’s new basic
By: Ruth Mosalski. See original post here. A scheme which will see some young people given £1,600 every month for two years will start in
By: Abby Cole See original post here. Between unpredictable weather, variable catch yields, fluctuating prices, and highly seasonal work, access to a steady and sustainable
By: Jack Thompson See original post here. Providing a basic income to all citizens could end hunger and ensure healthy and sustainable diets, experts have
BY: ALEXANDRA YOON-HENDRICKS See original post here. Eighty households in the city of Sacramento are poised to start receiving $500 a month, no strings attached,
By: Arthur Phillips See original post here. Last month, the Federal Reserve released its annual Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households for 2021. Based on a survey
By: Dara Bitler See original post here. The newest June budget forecast released on Tuesday shows that every Colorado taxpayer will now get a dividend of at
By: Shruti Singh See original post here. A nonprofit that originally focused on giving cash to impoverished people in Africa will soon be delivering money
By: Michael Tubbs Original post here. If you want to solve poverty, you can’t do it without listening to women, and particularly women of color.
By: Devoni Rose Whitehead See original post here. In 2020, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay initiated the King County Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot program, which
By: Greg Iacurci See original post here. ________________________________________ KEY POINTS: Pandemic-era stimulus checks helped many Americans pay bills, reduce debt and build savings. For some,
By: Libby Denkmann and Noel Gasca. See original post here. The rising cost of everyday goods and the end of several pandemic programs like the expanded
By: JOSHUA MCCABE, ROBERT ORR. See original post here. Policymakers are looking for ways to break the stalemate over extending temporary enhancements to the Child
By: Malea Martin. See original post here. Mountain View’s guaranteed basic income pilot program will live to see another year, thanks in part to a $100,000
By: PATRICIA R. DOXSEY See original post here. Ulster County, (NY), in is extending its universal basic income pilot program through the end of September.
By: Gianna Melillo See original post here. ___________________________________________ Story at a glance > Millions of Americans live below the federal poverty level, with rates exacerbated
By: Jane Sullivan See original post here. Laura Elizabeth Woollett is a rising literary star, a much-praised author of a short-story collection and two novels. She
By: Jane Flanagan See original post here. The smile has not left Lusiya Chikoya’s face since she and every other adult from her village were
By: Rebecca Gao See original post here. When the federal government launched the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) in the very early days of the
By Brendan Kennedy. See original post here. A prescription for healthy food? Food rx program gives people access to fresh fruit and vegetables on doctor’s orders.
By: NIKOLA GRACE RADLEY. See original post here. Walking through the streets of Maricá, Brazil, there is a sense that something is different about this city
By: Bethany Biron. See original post here. Highlights: Robot orders increased 40% in the first quarter of 2022, as businesses seek solutions to the labor
By: Rhonda Castello – as told to Justin Chandler. See original post here. I’ve been living in Hamilton for about 25 years. I’m a Hamiltonian.
By: Josie Clarke. See original post here. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of payments to UK households struggling with the deepening cost-of-living crisis as
By: Brendan Kennedy. See original post here. Alana Baltzer credits the year and a half she spent on Ontario’s aborted basic income pilot project for helping her
By: Jennifer Bray See original post here. More than 9,000 artists have applied for a new dedicated basic income scheme which will see successful applicants
BY NOORULAIN KHAWAJA See original post here. Highlights: > StepUp Durham’s free monthly stipend for former inmates is making a difference in the lives of people
By: Roby Chavez. See original post here. New Orleans has launched a first-of-its-kind program that provides monthly payments to teens as young as 16 years
See original post. A REPORT commissioned and released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has suggested that the Government should launch
By: Elvia Malagón See original post here. Cook County residents soon will be able to apply for a program offering $500 a month, no strings
By: Liza Lucas See original post here. Belinda Hunt has big dreams for her family. She dreams of becoming a pilot and dreams for the
See original post here. The city of Chicago is accepting applications to one of the most ambitious guaranteed income programs in the United States. The Chicago
By: Hakim Bishara See original post here. Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta has learned to perfect the art of the hustle. Born in Mexico and raised in Los
By: Lorne Whitehead & Jiaying Zhao See original post here. On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a
By: Eric Stone. See original post here. Alaska’s Senate has approved a budget that would provide $5,500 in payments to residents and draw on
By: Kristi Pahr Original post can be found here. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government released trillions of dollars into the economy
Original post can be seen here. Time is running out to apply for the Chicago Resilient Communities guaranteed basic income pilot program. The program will
By: Carissa Wong See original post here. People from privileged groups may misperceive equality-boosting policies as harmful to them, even if they would actually benefit.
By: MELISSA MONTALVO. See original post here. A Democratic lawmaker from the central San Joaquin Valley wants to put cash in the hands of eligible
See original post here. Austin has become the first Texas city to approve a pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to qualified residents.
By: BEN MYERS See original post here. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has launched a new, privately funded program to provide monthly cash payments to a small group
By: Jess Mador Original post can be found here. Applications are now open for the Old Fourth Ward’s new “guaranteed income” program. It’s intended for Black
By: TALIB VISRAM Original post can be seen here. Guaranteed income has been having a moment: city-wide direct cash pilots have sprung up in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and
By: Jo Caust See original post here. While artists struggle to get noticed in the Australian political arena, particularly in the lead up to an
By: Michael Williams See original post here. Women throughout B.C. are putting up banners across 13 different locations in the province, demanding Guaranteed Basic Income
See original post here. During the State of the City Address on Wednesday, April 27, Mayor Siddiqui announced that the City of Cambridge will be
By: Audrey McGlinchy See original post here. Government aid programs often come with a laundry list of do-nots. For example, if you receive SNAP benefits, more
By: Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters See original post here. As Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers contemplate how to deliver the state’s surplus dollars back to Californians
By: CHRIS TAYLOR See original post here. Universal basic income – a tax-free, unconditional sum of money regularly given to everyone in a society –
By: Jana Kadah. See original post here. In an effort to disrupt the cycle of homelessness in California, another population may be getting guaranteed funding: low-income high
By: Jack Horgan-Jones A total of 2,000 artists will be given a basic income of €325 per week under plans approved by the Government on
By: Devoni Whitehead Read original post here. After a long journey filled with long nights, Zoom calls, and several rounds of report edits, I am
by: Peter Knight Original post can be found here. This article is based on a post by Scott Santens, and quotes extensively from it, New information was
By: Cristina Tomàs White. | Original post can be see here. Catalonia is set to become home to a large universal basic income experiment in
Red Chamber grappling with a flood of messages claiming basic income is a plot by a shadowy global elite By: John Paul Tasker · See original
Senator Simons who was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018, after a long and distinguished career as one of western Canada’s most acclaimed
By: PATRICK THOMAS. Original Post here. _______________________________________ Highlights: Guaranteed income program provides former inmates with supplemental income 109 formerly incarcerated individuals will receive $600 a
Named after a quote from Karl Marx, a leaflet picked up in a second-hand bookshop uncovers an ambitious proposal backed by Sheffield City Council and
In December, the child tax credit lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty. If it had been extended through 2022, it would have cut
Original Post: https://www.hotpress.com/music/public-consultation-on-basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-scheme-received-1269-largely-positive-responses-from-artists-creative-workers-and-the-public-22896030 Following the launch of the online public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme earlier this year, a report about the
By: Aditi Shrikant. Original Post: https://grow.acorns.com/how-a-thousand-dollar-cash-handout-ubi-changed-nyc-mom/ ____________________________________ KEY POINTS: Since July 2020, Shakeya Hudson has received $1,000 per month in guaranteed cash payments from The
The U.S. and its allies should create a new global fund to deliver cash to the growing flood of refugees. By: SIMON JOHNSON and OLEG USTENKO Original Post:
BY LEA HOEFER, ERIC REINHART, AND TANYA L. ZAKRISON Original Post: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/how-cash-transfer-programs-prevent-violent-crime.html Every night in Chicago, trauma surgeons face a scenario that loops on seemingly endless repeat. An
An analysis from the Urban Institute shows that overall, the extra $5,500 provided short-term financial stability and peace of mind to hundreds of D.C. households. By:
By: Stacey Rutland | Original Post: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2022/02/18/dont-let-leaders-fail-our-most-vulnerable/6792301001/ During the current legislative session, the Oregon House Human Services Committee lacked the courage to move forward with
When kids age out of foster, they are at their most vulnerable. This is where UBI can do a world of good. By: Kenny Murray
Young people leaving care to be offered £1600 a month for two years from the month after their 18th birthday By: Steven Morris. Original Post:
The Ann Arbor City Council is asking residents for input on how to spend $24.1 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Will
America’s Endangered Solution to Child Poverty By: Kathryn A. Edwards. Original post: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-08/expanded-child-tax-credit-was-a-crucial-innovation The expanded child tax credit lapsed in December as the cost of
Studies show that just $3,000 over six months was enough to fundamentally reshape people’s lives. By: ADELE PETERS. Original post appears in: https://www.fastcompany.com/90717489/what-happened-after-these-unhoused-people-got-monthly-500-checks-two-thirds-have-homes When a
Real headway is being made in securing a basic income for people with disabilities in Canada – and that’s good for the whole basic income
In 2020 and 2021, Tamara Ware received $1,000 a month from a basic-income program. The program provided monthly funds to 100 low-income Black mothers in Jackson,
By: Marlo Lacen SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The City of Shreveport says more than 22,000 people applied for the guaranteed income program before the midnight
Approximately 2,000 artists, actors, musicians and other performers are set to be paid a basic income by the Irish government for three years. By Robbie
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need. By Randy Billings Original article: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/02/are-cash-payments-a-more-effective-anti-poverty-tool-maine-lawmakers-are-studying-the-idea/ Sass
Momentum has grown for UBI-style programs By Sarah Holder Original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-28/the-u-s-cities-giving-residents-direct-cash-payments At least 20 guaranteed income pilots have launched in cities and counties across the
By Andy Sullivan Original article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-cities-try-new-way-help-poor-give-them-money-2021-12-21/ WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of U.S. cities are deploying a new tool in
‘Landmark move’ to involve €325 weekly payment without means testing By Deirdre Falvey Original article: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/once-in-a-generation-basic-income-pilot-for-artists-to-start-in-early-2022-1.4756353 A new pilot of basic income for artists and
The pilot organizers of Hudson’s basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much human potential extra money can unleash.
Original article: https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-mp-introduces-national-framework-guaranteed-livable-basic-income OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a
By James Battaglia, Jack Watson Original article: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rochester-city-council-approves-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-program/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In its meeting Tuesday night, Rochester City Council unanimously approved a measure to create a
By Prinesha Naidoo Original article: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-12-13-panel-proposes-gradual-start-to-basic-income-grant/ A panel recommends South Africa gradually implements a basic income grant, beginning with the institutionalisation of a monthly welfare payment
By Chris Jennewein Original article: https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/12/03/legislature-appropriates-1-4-million-for-san-diego-guaranteed-income-project/ California will appropriate $1.4 million for the first test of a local guaranteed income project to help support 150 needy families in
By Jason Lalljee Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ubi-helps-woman-went-from-homeless-guaranteed-income-funding-2021-11 Christine, a woman from Compton, California, gets $1,800 every three months through a basic income program. The guaranteed income
It’s a true universal basic income, given to everyone in two test neighborhoods in Barcelona, regardless of earnings. By Talib Visram Original article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90702396/this-new-basic-income-experiment-will-give-money-to-both-rich-and-poor Last
By Terry Spencer Original article: https://apnews.com/article/elections-lawsuits-florida-fort-lauderdale-special-elections-3b0d9b0b3eb4eb26fdcd4520190aa5da FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Democratic Florida congressional candidate who lost a special election primary by five votes
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 centered on Barcelona, have announced that
In addition to its ethical imperative, economist and writer Evelyn L. Forget also believes and argues persuasively that such programs make economic sense By Tom
Protesters march on National Treasury after budget last week By Mosima Rafapa Original article: http://www.groundup.org.za/article/activists-demand-basic-income-grant/ About 80 people marched to the offices of the National Treasury
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 incarcerated people. Participants will receive $1,000
By Cecilia Stuart Original article: https://greenresilience.ca/icymi-recapping-the-vibrant-communities-webinar-on-climate-change-and-basic-income/ Earlier this week, Green Resilience Project Manager Janet Patterfung and steering committee members Mitchell Beer and Jim Mulvale joined basic
By Israel Nkuna Original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-11-10-a-household-grant-is-a-bad-idea-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-necessity/ We don’t want a BIG out of laziness, we need it because, without it, our poverty will kill us. If
Los Angeles and Chicago are rolling out guaranteed basic income programs that will provide direct cash assistance to thousands of struggling families. By Alicia Victoria Lozano and Safia
By Greg Lee Original article: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-guaranteed-income-two-families-share-their-experiences OAKLAND, Calif. – In June, the city of Oakland launched one of the largest guaranteed income pilot programs in the nation. The premise is
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 recommend the city seek heaps of
by Serkan Simsir Original article: https://basicincome.org/news/2021/11/a-new-project-from-fribis-universal-basic-income-and-gender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-project-from-fribis-universal-basic-income-and-gender The Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS), a network of several faculties at the University of Freiburg, has expanded
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 part of the city’s new guaranteed
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 income program. Details: The $1.9 million program
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 approved a resolution calling for the
By Greg Garrison Birmingham is planning a pilot program to offer a “guaranteed income” to 110 single mothers in the city. Under the plan, selected beneficiaries
Pilot scheme could see 2,000 creative workers get €325 a week from March 2022 By Deirdre Falvey “The basic income pilot scheme is a complete
A basic income experiment in the state should teach national Democrats a lesson as they weigh a permanent Child Tax Credit. By Bryce Covert Tamara
By Nara Schoenberg When Brian Johnson first started noticing articles about income inequality in 2016, he had his doubts. The son of an Army officer and
By Hilal Bahcetepe It’s not easy giving away a small fortune. Thanks to savvy investments, Mark Donovan’s wealth soared during the pandemic, but his recognition of
By Rita Gau Is it too much to expect to be able to meet your basic needs and have the resources to obtain what contributes
by Lee Herridge – Consumer Researcher at KLA The Basic Income Gant (BIG) is on everybody’s lips at the moment. The South African government has
Roderick Benns recently posed a few questions to Craig Berggold, creator of the recent basic income video that was an instant success. Benns: What was the inspiration for this
Group calls on federal, provincial governments to work together on the issue By Haley Ryan A small but passionate group of people came together in
by Bloomberg South Africa’s government met Tuesday to discuss how to accelerate the country’s economic recovery and consider the most feasible way to provide further
The Canada emergency response benefit renewed calls for establishing a national livable income program By: Jaela Bernstien When the federal government launched the Canada emergency response
By: Teresa Wright · Columnist Here we are, a week away from the federal election, and I can’t get a scene from the sitcom Seinfeld
by Justin Phillips on Sep. 12, 2021 When I talked to Sheryl Davis days after San Francisco announced the Dream Keeper Fellowship — a pilot
One hundred Columbia-based fathers will soon have more money to provide for their families due to UBI pilots under guidance from the national organization Mayors
Half of the participants will be Black women in an effort to address inequities uncovered a 2019 report. By: Jon Delano Pittsburgh City Council gave
By: Sara Rizzo HudsonUP’s Universal Basic Income (UBI) Pilot Program (NY) is adding 50 more participants to receive $500 a month for five years. Twenty-five
Michael Moritz and Douglas Perkins are the richest people in Wales with combined fortunes of billions of pounds. Surely giving them a basic income makes
Appropriately funded and managed, with no wiggle room for state incompetency or corruption, a Basic Income Grant could finally lay the foundation for sustainable healing
The country’s first guaranteed income experiment could be a model for a national roll-out of Universal Basic Income. BY YOUSEF BAIG. A residential fire tore through
With affordability on many Ontarians’ minds this election, TVO.org looks at the credits and debits of basic income — and at where the major parties
Scottish ministers have launched a consultation on creating a minimum income guarantee just as Glasgow hosts the world’s biggest universal basic income conference By: Liam
By: Graham Johnson A lifeline is on the way for more than a hundred South Sound families struggling financially. On Monday, organizers began accepting applications for a
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 UBI advocates including the Future Generations
By: LAKEISHA Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims to put front and center
Starting Thursday, the parents of 60 million U.S. children on Thursday began receiving monthly checks through the expanded federal Child Tax Credit. What lessons can be
A striking element of pandemic recovery planning in Wales has been the announcement of a Basic Income scheme. But what should this pilot look like
By: CHEPHIRAH Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims to put front and center
By: Shwanika Narayan Veronica Vieyra is no stranger to the bottom falling out. After moving from Mexico when she was 9, Vieyra shared a cramped
By: Jason Ruiz Five hundred households in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods will be part of Long Beach’s guaranteed income pilot program that will
While it’s promising to see our recovery in progress, we must reckon with the fact that our society functioning as normal simply wasn’t working for
A new report published today (22.06.21) by Public Health Wales suggests that introducing a basic income scheme in Wales could be a catalyst for better health and well-being outcomes for all. The
The concept of monthly government payments to reduce poverty and increase economic security among the poor and middle class existed long before Andrew Yang threw
Could an extra $500 a month change your life? One hundred fathers in Columbia are about to find out. By: Chris Trainor The Columbia City
BY MELISSA MONTALVO A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program that would put cash in the
‘With UBI, individuals can determine what they need most, at the price they deem best’ By: CLARO ARRIOLA III The Philippines ended 2020 with poverty
By Spectator EditorialThe Hamilton Spectator Hamilton is fortunate to have an organization like the Hamilton Community Foundation day in and out working to improve the life
Government to develop three-year trial of full scheme for artists that would cost €27.4m a year By: Deirdre Falvey A basic-income guarantee was the top recommendation from
It’s your money; spend it on whatever you need and enjoy the peace of mind. By: Malia Wollan “Let the money give you peace of
Cash transfers go directly to people in need, while health insurance expansions pay mainly for care that the uninsured already receive, an economist says. By: Amy
Government planning new basic income grant for South Africans aged 19 to 59 Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu says that her department will move forward
Like an island surrounded by the Brazil of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, the city of Maricá is testing a leftist totem: the unconditional basic income.
Covid has given the world a moment to re-evaluate our relationship to work, life and social justice. How can we create new policies to meet
‘You Can Trust People To Give Them Cash’: Why Skeptics Of Universal Basic Income Are Wrong By: Aidan Connelly In a win for proponents of universal
Scores of politicians including almost half of Welsh parliament have signed UBI trial pledge By: Steven Morris Scores of politicians who won seats in last
The 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair, the world’s largest venue for public discussions on basic income, attracted more than 600,000 online and offline visitors before
Located just 60km from Rio de Janeiro, Marica has modelled itself into a very different city, paying residents a universal basic income, using its own
Proponents say no-strings-attached payments can boost urban development, narrow the racial wealth gap outside of emergencies too by Carey L. Biron | @clbtea | Thomson Reuters Foundation Highlights: >
A personal story. By: Tia I was part of the very first Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, back when it was just 20 moms almost three
The $24 million program in LA would be the largest UBI experiment of its kind in the United States. The stakes couldn’t be higher. By: LIBBY
The more distant someone is from mainstream culture, the more they need money to address their unique needs in their own way. By: Evelyn Forget
There is a real possibility to implement basic income in Taiwan. Sometimes, great change happens first in small places. by Tyler Prochazka Taiwan held its first-ever
As we look to a post-pandemic future, more and more local authorities are getting behind the idea of a Universal Basic Income. The case is
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across developing countries has led to a devastating loss of life and livelihoods. The pandemic is having both immediate economic effects and long-lasting consequences
Santa Clara County foster youth begin receiving $1,000 a month By: Katie Lauer Paid rent, a full stomach and freedom to pursue her dreams: that’s
Intro by Scott Santens: In a prime example of how bureaucracy functions as a roadblock to lifesaving income assistance, only 3.3% of those who have
America’s Social Safety Net Wasn’t Ready For The Coronavirus Crisis Stories from the new economic reality By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux Graphics by Ryan Best Filed under Coronavirus Published Apr. 8,
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT MONTHLY CASH ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET PANDEMIC DAMAGE TO ECONOMY New polling finds strong bipartisan support for recurring government payments to Americans,
Introduction from Scott Santens: On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis proposed what he called a “universal basic wage.” Being that he didn’t use the words, “universal
While Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denies that a serious public health crisis is underway, a small municipality an hour up the coast from Rio de Janeiro
Flatten the curve… We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly as a result of the novel coronavirus in regards to the healthcare system. There are only so
“No proposed plan for universal basic income has been perfect, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.” Ava Burcham Guest Writer Andrew Yang dropped out
By Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Toronto Star Wed., March 4, 2020timer Three-quarters of people who were employed before joining Ontario’s ill-fated basic income pilot
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and digital payments platform Square, said on Tuesday that he will donate $1 billion worth of equity in
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US is sending cheques to most citizens.
If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that it has injected a sense of togetherness into polarised societies. But the
The Spanish government is working to roll out a universal basic income as soon as possible, as part of a battery of actions aimed at
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field in favor of workers. That’s why
That whrrrrr sound you hear is the Federal Reserve’s money printer firing up. The emergency public-health measures necessary to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus have
Overview of the Social Experiment The ‘Maezawa Basic Income Social Experiment 2020’ is a monetary giveaway project in which JPY1,000,000 per person is distributed to
To battle the economic crash from the coronavirus pandemic, Congress is sending Americans cash. The deal just hammered out will send $1,200 to every adult making
If guaranteed income is an attempt to provide people with more resources—resources that come with very few restrictions—it demands a conversation with the people who
A universal basic income, free public transport for students and light rail systems for Cork and Galway are amongst the promises being made by the Green Party.
Canada can afford to eliminate poverty, support the middle class and dramatically shrink the gap between the rich and poor by introducing an annual basic income of
In 2017, the proposed Ontario Basic Income Pilot (“OBIP”) gave hope to communities that have struggled with rising unemployment rates, housing instability, and poverty. The
Wealth inequality is escalating at an alarming rate not only within the U.S. but also in countries as diverse as Russia, India and Brazil. According
Stockton, California gave money to random recipients from neighborhoods where the median annual income is $46,000 – no strings attached — as part of a
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said there is no space for expansionary fiscal policy and opined against reducing personal income tax rate.
On Sunday, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced a bipartisan plan to do something pretty extraordinary: establish a basic income for children
In countries like Canada, Finland and the Netherlands and states like California, governments and philanthropists are experimenting with the idea of providing a basic income
Basic income is becoming a real and tangible policy consideration in India. In the past decade, many prominent Indian economists have put forward proposals for
The April 2019 elections in Finland saw a shift away from the status quo and the resulting government now counts with the Green League as
Article originally published on May28th, 2019. The vibrant debate around the question of basic income has all too often neglected a crucial aspect: gender dynamics.
James Collura was a recipient of basic income in Ontario’s recently cancelled Basic Income Pilot experiment. This is his account of what it was like
