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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Why Democrat Zoltan Istvan Is Backing Basic Income, Home Robots in California Governor Bid
In brief California gubernatorial candidate Zoltan Istvan warns that AI and humanoid robots could eliminate 50% of jobs, calling it a looming "job apocalypse." To address the threat, Istvan proposes a universal basic income and providing every household with a...
New York City Allocates $3 Million for Guaranteed Income Pilot Program in 2026
"A major US city has allocated $3 million to a guaranteed income pilot program in the budget for the 2026 financial year. The program aims to provide direct cash grants to expecting mothers and foster youth facing housing insecurity. This initiative is part of a...
A recent announcement from the Malaysian Prime Minister that is a great start towards UBI
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Prevention or patch-up? Universal Basic Income the foundation of a wellbeing budget
Jessica Chew, Co-Director at Basic Income Australia and Fellow at the Australian Basic Income Lab, makes a compelling case for why Universal Basic Income must sit at the heart of Australia’s wellbeing economy. In this timely article for The Mandarin, she critiques...
Denver Basic Income Project July Newsletter
Note: This project does Not conform to BIEN's definition of Basic Income. How are we already halfway through 2025? Summer is flying by. At the Denver Basic Income Project, we’ve been traveling all over the country this season to represent guaranteed income at several...
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A Friend of BIEN becomes the President of South Korea
(photo taken at the BIEN Congress 2023 in Seoul, South Korea) Something historical is happening in South Korea now. For Koreans of course, but equally importantly, for the global basic income movement. Lee Jae Myung who was voted to power as the President of South...
N.Y.C. Mayor Candidate Pitches Largest Guaranteed Income Program in U.S.
"Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, proposed on Monday a guaranteed basic income program that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. It would aim to help more than 21,000 homeless children and young adults. The...
Spain’s Minimum Basic Income has reached more than 1 million households and benefited more than 3 million people since its adoption 5 years ago
"The Minimum Basic Income has reached more than one million households (1,010,565) since its launch in June 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic. The number of protected beneficiaries since then has now since exceeded 3 million people (3,008,318), of whom 1.3...
Cook County to expand guaranteed income after end of taxpayer-funded pilot
"Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the formation of a committee to guide the next phase of guaranteed income after saying the county’s pilot program was successful. Preckwinkle said Tuesday that she remains as committed to guaranteed income as she...
Where to stay during the 24th BIEN Congress and how to get around between the cities?
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UBI in Ireland after 32 months
When? Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM UK GMT +1hr (BST) Where? Online (Zoom) UBI Lab Arts, UBI Lab Leeds, UBI Lab Network and Basic Income Ireland present: Please join us for the sixth in our special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can...
