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 next annual BIEN Congress will occur in Wrocław, Poland on 15-17th July 2027 https://biencongress2027.org/
The theme will be Basic Income and the Spirit of Solidarity: Pathways to Justice and Equality. Call for papers will be up soon.
The last annual BIEN Congress occurred August 19th-22th at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Universal Basic Income Is Coming. AI Forced the Conversation.
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Dozens of Brookline public housing residents got $750 a month for a year. Here’s how they used the money
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Book Launch Webinar: The Terre des hommes Handbook of Relational Needs-Based Organising
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A Universal Basic Income proposal might be on the table in New Zealand!
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BIEN Congress 2026 Reflections
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What happens when Bitcoin and Basic Income meet?
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U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publishes meta-analisis of Unconditional cash transfers
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Denver Basic Income Project 18 Month Report
The report covers updates & impact of the project in 2025-26. To view the report, click here.
South Korea Moves to Create a Basic Income for Artists
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named an basic income for artists among six key tasks in its second-half business report, delivered at a briefing hosted by President Lee Jae-myung, and plans to have a model...
The World’s Largest Unconditional Cash Transfer Is Building an Economy in Rural Malawi
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Texas Senate Nominee James Talarico Puts an “AI Dividend” at the Center of His Economic Platform
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