Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank. National. After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it.

A basic income guarantee could also be a step towards building resilience against ongoing stressors, like the climate crisis and extreme weather events, along with preparing for future emergencies.

The most expansive vision has been a universal basic income, as when 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang called for giving every U.S. adult $1,000 a month (plus cost-of-living increases ...

Guaranteed basic income programs have become a trend across the U.S. in recent years with more than 100 GBI pilots launched since 2018. The effort grew due to mayors working together.

Universal basic income is a system in which the government provides every adult citizen with a set amount of money on a regular basis, regardless of their need or desire to work.

In recent years the Stanford Basic Income Lab and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research have been tracking 30-plus pilot programs that have tested basic income in towns and cities across the U.S.

Basic income pilots have become extremely popular in recent years. By one count, there have been as many as 120 pilots in the U.S. since 2017. In general, these programs, ...

Cash is freedom. That has been Denver Basic Income Project founder Mark Donovan’s refrain as he led a program that provided more than 800 homeless people in the Denver area with no-strings ...

Ireland's basic income pilot program for artists ends in August. For three years, 2,000 artists and creative workers received about $370 a week.

Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the German study, followed 122 people for three years.From June 2021 to May 2024, this group received an unconditional ...

Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the German study, followed 122 people for three years.From June 2021 to May 2024, this group received an unconditional ...