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The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization in Vienna, is searching for a new Executive Director (starting date 1 March 2026). Please submit your application in English language to...

Dr. Malcolm Torry, a British academic, has been a leading researcher on basic income for more than 40 years. As Director of the Citizen’s Basic Income Trust (CBIT) from 2001 to 2020, and General Manager and then Treasurer of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) from...

Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash "President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi announced the Royalties for Everyone program, aiming to grant Surinamese citizens US$750 from future oil royalties with a 7% annual interest. The initiative seeks to ensure direct...

Photo by Adam Gethin on Unsplash "President Irfaan Ali’s recent announcement of a $200,000 one-off cash grant to every household across Guyana comes during unprecedented economic growth fueled by the country’s expanding oil sector. The proposal is bold, offering...

Riane Eisler (born July 22, 1931) is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, attorney, and author known for her work on gender, family, economics, and social evolution. She pioneered the "partnership" and "domination" models of society in The Chalice and the...

Research presented at the 2024 BIEN Congress explores China's possible shift from existing social assistance programs toward Universal Basic Income (UBI), raising insights into poverty alleviation and social equity. Conducted by interns Zhao Muge, Wu Yifan, and Huang...

It doesn't really matter what disease you are looking at — cancer, heart disease, dementia, drug abuse, psychiatric disorders. In every case, poverty is associated with worse disease.  But the word "associated" is doing a lot of work there. Many of us feel...

Abstract "The growing popularity of basic income has led to extensive trials of the policy in numerous settings across the world. However, analysis of the politics of basic income, and in particular the political dynamics preceding and resulting from trial programs,...

Dear readers, Greetings from the BIEN Asia-Pacific Hub, and welcome to the second edition of UBI Times. The response to our inaugural edition has been truly heartening. The messages of support, the thoughtful reflections, and the new connections we have made in the...