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“The Irish government will give 2,000 artists unrestricted weekly stipends, following a successful three-year basic income pilot program.
Last week, Ireland’s Department of Culture, Communications and Sport announced it would create a recurring basic income program for artists in three-year cycles.
The program, which will begin accepting applications this May, will provide practicing artists with unrestricted weekly installments of €325 (~$383) over three years. Over the course of one year, those payments would amount to roughly €16,900 (~$19,919).”
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