A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.

by Kelle Howson and Neil Coleman The Institute for Economic Justice On 27 July 2023, a group of civil society organizations in South Africa launched a major social security litigation that has the South African government’s Ministry of Social Development and the...

I'm excited to share that I'm now the Founder and President of the Income To Support All Foundation, a new non-profit whose purpose is to accelerate the implementation of unconditional universal basic income by just doing it and by telling the stories of those whose...

"Hugh Segal, perhaps Canada’s most ardent defender of a basic income policy to lift people out of poverty, has died at 72. A Kingston resident, Segal was born in Montreal. His career included public service as chief of staff to prime minister Brian Mulroney and before...

The last post in my 18-part blog series, "Mandatory Participation on Trial," is now online. Here is the lead paragraph: According to Henry David Thoreau, “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” I think it’s more accurate to say the mass of people lead lives...

FRIBIS welcomes you to the public lecture series on “The State Of The Art Of Basic Income Policy,” held and recorded in April and May 2023. Five researchers present their previously published papers, providing an in-depth look at their work. Professor Jurgen De...

The Guaranteed Income Works national tour is underway! Following its debut at the Tribeca Festival in June, the new documentary, It’s Basic, is starting a 50-city national tour to show how guaranteed income can end poverty in the United States. In July, the tour...

By BIEN Executive Committee In July 2023, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, launched his New Agenda for Peace, a landmark initiative for the UN and national governments to better respond to today’s challenges of international peace...

 The UBI Piloters Network is proud to announce its launch in collaboration with the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), the University of Bath, and the University of Freiburg's Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS). The network unites researchers, policymakers,...

The 22nd annual BIEN Congress, taking place in South Korea this year from August 23rd to 26th, is coming soon. Conducted synchronously offline and online, the event will be held at Ewha Womans University ECC, Seoul, South Korea. You can check the finalized version of...

Guy Standing, BIEN Co-Founder, has a new article published in Prospect, August/September 2023 issue. "The royal family has made millions from the exploitation of the seabed—a resource that belongs to us all. Is it time for people and planet to be put ahead of profit?"...

by Chris Nwafor, BIEN Africa Hub Manager The current move by the Federal Government in Nigeria to pay 12 million poor households N8,000 naira (aprox. $12) per household monthly has caught media attention. Many consider it far removed from economic realities, as the...