by Peter Knight | May 2, 2025 | News
“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 wealth disparities per the Oakland Equity Index, Oakland Resilient Families provided 600 randomly selected families with low incomes and one or more children under 18 with a guaranteed income of $500 per month for 18 months. Researchers found improvements in housing security, increased employment rates, better mental well-being and more parental engagement in children’s school.”
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by Peter Knight | Apr 24, 2025 | News
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by Peter Knight | Apr 16, 2025 | News
June 17 – June 18
2 Days 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 and processes needed to meet the challenges we face with new political leadership and changes to the policy and funding landscape. Join Us
The Basic Income Guarantee Conference (BIG!) is the only annual conference in the U.S. focused on all things basic income. In June, 2025 we will be celebrating our 23rd event, which will include collaborative sessions, panel discussions, interactive activities and more, as we dig deep into the most critical issues we face as a society, and a movement. Join Us
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by Peter Knight | Mar 31, 2025 | News
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 of less than 200% of the federal poverty line.
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by Peter Knight | Mar 26, 2025 | News
As of March 26 the BIEN 2025 organizing committee has received 236 submissions (across all categories) and 317 participant registrations. Last-minute submissions will be accepted for a few more days.
