A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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Happy New Year 2026 Basic Income Week Supporters
Now you can vote till end of February 2026 for a Motto to the 19th International Basic Income Week Mo-Su 14th-20th September 2026 #basicincomeweek19 at https://basicincomeweek.org/vote-your-motto-for-2026/ You can choose up to three different favorite mottos. If you...
The Precariat, Basic Income & the future of work — Extrapolate Podcast
Guy Standing, one of the founders of BIEN, was interviewed recently in a podcast by Rob Hof. To view a clip from the podcast in which Guy discusses Basic Income and AI, click here. To view the whole podcast, click here.
Doing Radical Things Right: Ethical Good Practice for Basic Income Experiments
AbstractIncreasing calls for reform to welfare provision have seen growing support forbasic income (BI) - the unconditional provision of cash transfers to all. As aresult, recent years have seen an exponential increase in the number of pilotexperiments of BI, across...
The Falling Cost of Basic Income in the United States, 1967-2024
Abstract This article estimates the cost of Universal Basic Income (UBI) sufficient to eliminate poverty in the United States. It uses the most recent microdata available from the Census Bureau through its Current Population Survey (CPS) public-use microdata files and...
The MOSAIC Model for universal high income
Income to Universal High Income An economic possibility — and a political choice. "The MOSAIC Model’s two core, non-invasive mechanisms capture only about one quarter of the AI dividend. That is enough to fund a lower-middle-class guaranteed income floor and eliminate...
UBI could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
"The UK could introduce a universal basic income (UBI) to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. “Bumpy” changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology would mean there would...
Taiwan debuts its fiction basic income group at 2025 BIEN Congress
The book centers on the idea of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and brings together eight short stories.
Location Update for the 2026 BIEN Congress
We would like to share an important update regarding the location of the 2026 BIEN Congress. Following a review of international travel conditions and visa accessibility for participants, a decision has reluctantly been reached to relocate the 2026 BIEN Congress from...
Top 10 Universal Basic Income Articles of 2025
As host of The Basic Income Show and moderator for the Basic Income subreddit, I read hundreds of article every year about UBI. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten articles I consider my favorites out of everything published in 2025. To read the...
How Taiwan stumbled into basic income politics
Faced with a semiconductor boom, stagnant wages, and the threat of US tariffs, Taiwan has found a solution: Just giving everyone cash. Again.
Taiwan legislators discuss integrating basic income and cryptocurrency
UBI Taiwan met with national legislators and local cryptocurrency leaders to discuss integrating basic income with blockchain technology.
A Tribute to Brigid Reynolds
Brigid Reynolds, who died on 2 January 2026, was one of the longest-standing and most prominent advocates of basic income in Ireland. She worked closely with Seán Healy, her life-long friend and ally, for over forty years, first as the founders and directors of the...
