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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Early research findings of Irish Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme
Ireland's Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has today welcomed the publication of the first reports compiled from data collected as part of the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme. Read more here. The first...
New report: Guaranteed Income Works for Families with Children
"Imagine a world where not a single child has to grow up in poverty. This vision may not be as far off as one might imagine. A new study by Abt Associates shows how guaranteed income pilots improve children's wellbeing and strengthened families. The paper, titled “My...
Australian Basic Income Lab Fellows Workshop
The Australian Basic Income Lab is delighted to invite you to the inaugural Australian Basic Income Lab Fellows Workshop. A fantastic line-up of Fellows have offered their time and expertise to present and moderate these panels. Your participation in this Workshop...
Center for Guaranteed Income Research releases report on Ulster County Pilot
The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Guaranteed Income Research has released its final report on the first county to experiment with GI during the pandemic. This report is also the first in a series entitled, “The American Guaranteed Income Studies.” The...
From Poverty to Hedge Fund Manager to Basic Income Advocate
Darryl Finkton, Jr. is a hedge fund manager turned community organizer. Raised in a poor black family in Indianapolis, Indiana, Darryl went on to graduate from Harvard College and Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. In his new book End Poverty....
South Africa’s RightfulShare wins recognition as an innovator
RighfulShare: An Income Movement is the first unconditional basic income transfer with GoodDollar in South Africa. The project is growing in strength, pioneering fairer income access bringing both resources and web3 solutions to the small town of Groblershoop in the...
Launch of Tijs Laenen’s book “The Popularity of Basic Income”
The official launch of Tijs Laenen's latest book The Popularity of Basic Income: Evidence from the Polls was held on November 16. During the event, he presented the book, followed by a critical discussion by Prof. Philippe Van Parijs (UCLouvain, Belgium), co-founder...
Basic Income and Climate Change
“Basic income is one of the necessary components of a global, national and regional policymix for socio-ecological transformation”, say Ronald Blaschke from Germany and Min Geum금민 from South Korea. Their memorandum “Basic income as a necessary component of a...
Revolutionizing Rural China: Shareholding Reforms as a Catalyst for Economic Empowerment
China's ongoing rural reforms are fostering practices akin to basic income, offering dividends to residents in the vast countryside. This development draws a parallel to the broader discussion of basic income within the context of China's social security system and...