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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BIEN Congresses
The 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 27-29 August 2025
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BIEN2024 was August 29–31 (Pictures and more coming soon)
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Fabienne Hansen talk on Basic Income as Local Social Policy in Brazil, Frankfurt, May 28
Exception or Vision for the Future? Basic Income as Local Social Policy in Brazil AbstractIn 2013, the city of Maricá launched a political experiment by introducing a social policy inspired by basic income (in Portuguese: Renda Básica de Cidadania de Maricá)....
UBI Times Issue 3 now out
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Full program for BIEN 2025 Congress now available
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New report on Oakland CA Resilient Families pilot
"Oakland Resilient Families began with former Mayor Libby Schaaf’s pledge to bring a guaranteed income pilot to Oakland when she joined Mayors for a Guaranteed Income as a founding mayor in the summer of 2020. With an intentional focus on groups with the greatest...
Submission to the report “Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth” to the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
With endorsement from 70 of its affiliates and partner organizations from over 30 countries, BIEN has submitted the following inputs to the office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights seeking inputs for the Roadmap for Eradicating...
Videos of BIEN 2024 Congress sessions now available
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Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025)
Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025) is a three-day event dedicated to fostering critical discussions, collaborative learning, and practical design around the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in Indonesia. Held from April 25 to 27, 2025, this intensive...
Welcome to the 2025 BIG Conference!
June 17 - June 18 2 Days in Washington DC June, 2025 in Washington DC Join the basic income community in June as we come together in Washington DC to chart the course for the critical next wave of our movement. Together, we will develop and coordinate the strategies...
German Basic Income Study Busts “Social Hammock” Myth
A groundbreaking three-year study in Germany has delivered compelling evidence challenging common criticisms of Universal Basic Income (UBI), showing no reduction in work effort while significantly improving mental health and wellbeing. The Pilotprojekt...
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IN MALAYSIA – Insights and Possibilities
Join us for our 2-day workshop and conference with panel sessions introducing the principles and practice of a Universal Basic Income, the opportunities for Malaysia and the potential means of implementation.Register Here: https://lnkd.in/g9QcXhhaSession...
Santa Fe LEAP Pilot: Results
The first of its kind in the nation, Santa Fe LEAP provided a monthly guaranteed income of $400 per month, for one year, to 100 Santa Fe, New Mexico, Community College students who were age 30 or under, the primary caretaker to at least one child, and with an income...
Online Open Forum: BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income Definition
Date: 14th April Time: noon – 1.30pm (BST) / 11am – 0.30pm (GMT) Speaker: Hilde Latour Title: Bitcoin in relation to BIEN’s definition of Basic Income 2. Time: noon – 1.30pm (BST) / 11am – 0.30pm (GMT) Speaker: Almaz Zelleke Title: Is a Gender-Neutral Basic Income...