Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recently announced a revamped Child Benefit program, as reported by Tania...
CANADA: Canada’s new Child Benefit grows towards universality and basic needs coverage
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Scott Santens, “If we no longer force people to work to meet their basic needs, won’t they stop working?”
Santens writes extensively on the question of what motivates us to work and whether or not anybody today can work for reasons other than for survival.
December Message from Income Movement
We hope you had a chance to rest and spend some meaningful time with family and friends over the past weeks. As the...
Taiwan documentary shows how basic income changed a single mother’s life
UBI Taiwan premiered its documentary chronicling the life of a single mother who received unconditional financial support for two years.
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...
Denver Basic Income Project Publishes Playbook
Note: The concept of basic income discussed here does not conform to BIEN's definition. "Many Americans are struggling...
Canada’s National Advisory Council on Poverty has recommended basic income
Photo by Jason Hafso via Unsplash In chapter 5 of its annual report, Canada’s National Advisory Council on Poverty...
Denver Basic Income Project Releases Year One Research Report
Photo: Armando GeneyroNote: The use of the term Basic Income in this article does not conform to BIEN's...
UBI: Short-Term Results from a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya
Abstract: "What would be the consequences of a long-term commitment to provide everyone enough money to meet their...
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...
A Four-Sentence Argument for Basic Income
My main perspective is an argument with four premises: 1. It's wrong for anyone to come between anyone else and the...
More than 12,000 Californians are getting cash from guaranteed income experiments
Illustration above by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock "State and local governments, and some private funders,...
Why Universal Basic Income is Important in Africa
Africa is one continent where basic income is critical. During the COVID-19 outbreak that has rendered many people jobless, it could have been used to prevent them from sliding into poverty.
A European Basic Income pilot project would be good for Bulgaria
The EU Commission has said from the 25th September 2020 signatures can be collected from EU residents in connection...
Brazil: COVID-19, UBI, and ultraliberalism
The idea of a UBI was galvanized when governments promptly decided to extend the amount, coverage, and length of different sorts of monetary transfers to confront the gravity of the multiple crises created by the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean proposes Universal Basic Income
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, a regional organism of the United Nations Secretariat has...
Congress papers
BIEN 2022, Brisbane Maria Ozanira da Silva e SilvaTHE “BOLSA FAMÍLIA” PROGRAM AND THE “AUXÍLIO BRASIL” PROGRAM:...
Canada: New report from the Basic Income Canada Network shows how to improve income security for everyone
A new report from the Basic Income Canada Network (BICN) details how Canada could improve income security...
Canada: People claim for basic income on the streets of Toronto
Within the context of the wider Basic Income March buy...
Exporting the Alaska Model: An early version now available for free download
An early version of the book, Exporting the Alaska Model, is available for download for the first time. This is...