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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The force of perseverance: An 84-year-old Brazilian politician’s fight for universal basic income
In Europe as elsewhere, the realization of bold ideas requires long, strenuous, continuous efforts by people who never lose faith. A popular senior Brazilian politician who campaigns tirelessly, sometimes beyond his own limits, for the introduction of an unconditional...
September 23 Conference – Does Universal Basic Income Improve Health?
Photo by Mark König on Unsplash "What would it take to trial Universal Basic Income in Norway? Join us in Oslo for an open afternoon session bringing together researchers, policymakers, and applied specialists to explore the evidence gaps and practical steps toward a...
Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies’ lives. And it’s not medical
Photo by ARNO PARTISSIMO on Unsplash "To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. The results from a massive experiment in...
Countries Testing a Universal Basic Income in 2025
"As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are providing a basic and unconditional financial floor for some of their...
What Musk, Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded ‘Universal Basic Income’
"While many think of UBI as a taxpayer-funded system, Silicon Valley’s elite envision AI doing humans’ work, from mundane factory jobs to highly skilled white-collar roles, and funding payouts through cost savings and more revenue. Tech leaders say that revenue can be...
Review of Malcolm Torrey’s latest book, Unconditional
"Book Review European Journal of Social Security 1–2 © The Author(s) 2025 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions journals.sagepub.com/home/ejs Malcolm Torry, Unconditional: Towards unconditionality in social policy, Edward Elgar Publishing:...
Taiwan’s ‘youngest economists’ debate basic income in charity tournament
A fifth-grade student takes the stage, with his debate case in hand, ready to persuade the judges. He describes how the future of Taiwan’s security depends on financial stability for the average citizen. For young debaters in Taipei in July, this was the scene that...
UBI4ALL’s 9th Basic Income Raffle Goes Live at the BIEN Congress
Prize: €9,600 | Live Event: Thursday, August 28, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM BRT /🕑 Live Event Time in Other Time Zones: UTC: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CEST (Central Europe e.g. Berlin, Paris): 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM UK (BST): 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM New York (EDT): 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Taiwan...
Taiwan documentary shows how basic income changed a single mother’s life
UBI Taiwan premiered its documentary chronicling the life of a single mother who received unconditional financial support for two years.
Taiwan to distribute second universal cash payment by October
Taiwan is set to issue its second-ever universal cash payment to all citizens. Opposition party legislators cited economic uncertainty caused by tariffs as one of the justifications for this round of payments.
New Article about UBI and Inflation Variables
I originally did this as a thread on Twitter a year ago, and since then I've found myself continually wanting to point to it as an article instead of a thread, so I finally did that. I'm much happier with this thanks to the links I was able to include, and to have...
Report calls for minimum income guarantee pilot in Scotland
"A minimum income guarantee could be piloted in Scotland following next year's Holyrood elections. The policy would establish an income level below which nobody is allowed to fall, via reform to social security, work and services. A new report for the Scottish...
