A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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BIEN Congresses
The next annual BIEN Congress will occur in Wrocław, Poland on 15-17th July 2027 https://biencongress2027.org/
The theme will be Basic Income and the Spirit of Solidarity: Pathways to Justice and Equality. Call for papers will be up soon.
The last annual BIEN Congress occurred August 19th-22th at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
N.Y.C. Mayor Candidate Pitches Largest Guaranteed Income Program in U.S.
"Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, proposed on Monday a guaranteed basic income program that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. It would aim to help more than 21,000 homeless children and young adults. The...
Spain’s Minimum Basic Income has reached more than 1 million households and benefited more than 3 million people since its adoption 5 years ago
"The Minimum Basic Income has reached more than one million households (1,010,565) since its launch in June 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic. The number of protected beneficiaries since then has now since exceeded 3 million people (3,008,318), of whom 1.3...
Cook County to expand guaranteed income after end of taxpayer-funded pilot
"Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the formation of a committee to guide the next phase of guaranteed income after saying the county’s pilot program was successful. Preckwinkle said Tuesday that she remains as committed to guaranteed income as she...
Where to stay during the 24th BIEN Congress and how to get around between the cities?
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UBI in Ireland after 32 months
When? Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM UK GMT +1hr (BST) Where? Online (Zoom) UBI Lab Arts, UBI Lab Leeds, UBI Lab Network and Basic Income Ireland present: Please join us for the sixth in our special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can...
New book by Geoff Crocker, “Rethinking Income and Money”
There’s a 20% discount on offer by applying the code 8ClQSFzpKofo3k. To access the book, click here.
Library on UBI updated
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Fabienne Hansen talk on Basic Income as Local Social Policy in Brazil, Frankfurt, May 28
Exception or Vision for the Future? Basic Income as Local Social Policy in Brazil AbstractIn 2013, the city of Maricá launched a political experiment by introducing a social policy inspired by basic income (in Portuguese: Renda Básica de Cidadania de Maricá)....
UBI Times Issue 3 now out
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Full program for BIEN 2025 Congress now available
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New report on Oakland CA Resilient Families pilot
"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...
Submission to the report “Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth” to the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
With endorsement from 70 of its affiliates and partner organizations from over 30 countries, BIEN has submitted the following inputs to the office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights seeking inputs for the Roadmap for Eradicating...