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 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 27-29 August 2025
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BIEN2024 was August 29–31 (Pictures and more coming soon)
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Podcast with Guy Standing on the moral imperative of UBI
The podcast was part of a series, The Morality of Everyday Things "After having previously said over and over that we'll "do UBI properly at some point", the time has come, and what better way to approach this question than including the man who quite literally wrote...
Signs of a possible movement towards Universal Basic Income in Nigeria?
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...
Denver Basic Income Project presents Midterm Qualitative Research Report July 19
The Denver Basic Income Project’s Midterm Qualitative Research Report has been completed by its research team with the Center for Housing and Homelessness Research and the preliminary findings show that providing unconditional cash payments to the unhoused community...
Workshop – Basic Income Social Policies in Practice: Learnings from Maricá and Niterói in Dialogue with the Global North
Since the early 2000s, the emergence and continuous growth of cash transfer programs define the main stage in the discussion surrounding the future of social protection. While established first in Latin America, programs focussing on direct cash transfers have spread...
UBI4ALL Goes Worldwide!
UBI4ALL is delighted to announce that it is now open to the world! 🎉 They are excited to extend their registration to individuals from all 201 countries worldwide. To read more, click here.
BIEN Chair Sarath Davala podcast for UBI4ALL
In the second episode of UBI4ALL's #checkoutbasicincome podcast, Sarath Davala, Chair of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), is interviewed. In this episode Sarath tells about his life experience: how he became a UBI activist, when before he was skeptic about the...
New documentary shines light on impact of “guaranteed income” programs in the U.S.
"Just a few years ago, the idea of giving people money with no strings attached was seen as ludicrous in mainstream policy circles. This week, a documentary on so-called "guaranteed income" programs premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival that underscores just how much...
Artificial Intelligence + Basic Income = Canadian Innovation
AI threatens to end many jobs, but a basic income could ease the burden. Canada should lead this new frontier in improving human well-being. Read more.
BIEN working group on Clarification of the Definition of Basic Income: July 17 Online Open Forum
BIEN working group for Clarification for BI Definition (BIEN CBID)Online Open Forum Date: 17 July, 9am -10.30am GMT Speaker: Télémaque Masson-Récipon Title: "How distinguishing between a ´narrow understanding´ and a´broad understanding' of the basic income concept can...
BIEN is searching for a new website manager
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Volunteer Website Manager to join us at BIEN. As the Website Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our website effectively communicates our mission, values, and resources dedicated to advocating for Basic Income....
A BIG LOCAL BASIC INCOME: PROPOSAL FOR A LOCALLY-LED BASIC INCOME PILOT IN ENGLAND
To access the proposal and press coverage, click here. "At a glance: This report outlines a proposal for a basic income micro-pilot. This proposal is the result of two years of community consultation in Central Jarrow and the Grange area of East Finchley. Grange Big...
Webinar on the Mumbuca, Maricá Basic Income Pilot’s Digital Currency – 30 June 18:00 BST
In Maricá, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, the creation of a local currency in combination with a Basic Income as a Solidarity Economy is creating community wealth. A webinar will be take place on Friday, 30 June, at 6pm BST organized by the Jain Family Institute (JFI)...