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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New podcast features an episode on UBI
In the first first episode of Responsa Cast, the host, Paulo Sodré, is joined by Jurgen De Wispelaere, a Belgian political theorist turned public policy scholar, specializing in the political economy of UBI. He’s a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath (UK) and...
New UN report calls for UBI
Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, sent me his most recent report (attached). As you will see, §§ 54-57 contain a strong plea for UBI. To view the report, click here.
Registration Now Open for the FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024
The FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024 will take place from October 7 to 9. It willexplore partial basic income models and their integration into existing welfare statesystems. The goal is to identify practical approaches to advance the politicalfeasibility of an...
Project DEEP report on cash transfers in India
Project DEEP, incorporated in 2023, is an organization in India implementing unconditional and direct cash transfers for poverty relief. DEEP's mission is to transfer money directly to people, so that they can carve their own path towards prosperity. Compelling global...
New study reveals strong interest in basic income among young people in the Basque Country
A recent study published in Basic Income Studies, “Exploring young people's attitudes towards basic income”, has found that a large proportion of young people in the Basque Country are supportive of Basic Income (UBI) as a policy that could address pressing social and...
UBIdata: Data for Basic Income Research and Policy
At its most recent congress, BIEN launched UBIdata, an innovative new tool with a mission to match reliable information about basic income with a rapidly growing global user base of individuals and organisations eager to learn more. UBIdata gathers, processes and...
How can Universal Basic Income Aid a Just Transition?
On September 24th at 6pm EST Equal Right, in collaboration with the Cap and Share Climate Alliance (CASCA), will be hosting an event as part of NYC Climate Week 2024 titled ‘How can Universal Basic Income Aid a Just Transition?’ The event will take...
Photos from all three days of the 2024 BIEN Congress
Below you will find links to folders of photographs I took at the 2024 BIEN Congress held at the University of Bath on August 29-31. Not all sessions are covered. 2024-08-29 BIEN Congress Day 1 2024-08-29 BIEN Congress Day 2 2024-08-29 BIEN Congress Day 3 Click on the...
Eduardo Suplicy’s speech at the closing ceremony, 2024 BIEN Congress
Below you will find the full text of Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy's planned address at the closing ceremony of 2024 BIEN Congress at the University of Bath, UK, on August 31, 2024. He was conscious that he had to respect the ten-minute time limit set by the organization...
Photos from Day 1 of Bath Congress
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BIEN Press Release – BIEN’s submission to the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture
On 8 August 2024, the Basic Income Earth Network submitted input for the United Nations Secretary-General’s report on the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture, upon invitation of the United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO). This proposal was...
BIEN Press Release – Responding to Disturbances: Why a Basic Income is Vital
The recent riots in English urban areas and in Northern Ireland were precipitated by racism, extremist nationalism and religious bigotry. That’s what everybody sees, and everyone is responding to. However, the unseen underlying cause of such attitudes and behaviour is...