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Overview of Current Basic Income Related Experiments (October 2017)

by Kate McFarland | Oct 19, 2017 | News

The year 2017 has been a watershed year for basic income, as multiple governments and private research groups have independently conceived and launched experimental trials of closely related policies. This article reviews the experiments that are being launched or well along the path.

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Some thoughts on basic income ‘experiments’

by Michael Lewis | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinion

Not all basic income studies are true social science experiments.

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Scotland’s First Minister Announces Basic Income Experiments

by Claire Bott | Sep 16, 2017 | News

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, announced that a number of basic income experiments in her country will...

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The Netherlands: Amsterdam on collision course over social assistance experiments

by Florie Barnhoorn | Aug 5, 2017 | News

Due to the refusal of the Amsterdam City Council to tighten local rules for welfare recipients, Amsterdam is moving to a conflict with the secretary of state. In turn, she can block the permission for running a social assistance experiment in the capital.

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Dutch Government authorizes social assistance experiments in five municipalities

by Kate McFarland | Jul 11, 2017 | News

Groningen, Wageningen, Tilburg, Deventer, and Ten Boer will run two-year experiments on the lessening of conditions on welfare benefits.

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The Netherlands: All that’s left is the action. Where do we stand with the experiments?

by Florie Barnhoorn | Jun 2, 2017 | News

The permission to start the social assistance experiments depends on the political will of politicians at the national...

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Current Basic Income Experiments (and those so called): An Overview

by Kate McFarland | May 23, 2017 | News

An Overview of the Status of Basic Income (and Related) Experiments, as of the start of May 2017.

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THE NETHERLANDS: Social Assistance Experiments Under Review

by Kate McFarland | May 9, 2017 | News

Experiments have been proposed in several cities to analyze effects of removing conditions on welfare benefits.

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THE NETHERLANDS: 80% of GREEN LEFT Party Members vote in favour of Large-Scale Experiments with a Universal Basic Income

by Hilde Latour | Jan 8, 2017 | News

At the party’s congress on December 17th, members of Dutch political party Green Left (“Groen Links”) were given the...

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HELSINKI, FINLAND: Workshop on Basic Income experiments (Nov 8)

by Kate McFarland | Oct 27, 2016 | News

On November 8, Kela, the Social Insurance Institute of Finland, will be holding a workshop on the basic income experiments planned in Finland and the Netherlands. The workshop is open to the public and will be streamed live.

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NETHERLANDS: Design of BI Experiments Proposed

by Florie Barnhoorn | Oct 26, 2016 | News

The State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment has sent a document to Members of Parliament proposing a basic income experiment, but the design is meeting criticism from scientists, activists, and others instrumental in the original development of the experiment.

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FINLAND: Kela’s report on Basic Income experiments released in English

by Kate McFarland | Oct 15, 2016 | News, Research

Kela’s report on Finland’s basic income experiment is now available in English, also including a postscript on the bill drafted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

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Netherlands: International Congress on Basic Income Experiments, Maastricht

by Jonny West | Mar 21, 2016 | News

On 30 January 2016, BasisInkomen, the Dutch association for a basic income, hosted the International Congress on Basic...

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Steve Rushton, “Another Money Is Possible: Holland Leads Experiments in Basic Income”

by Will Wachtmeister | Dec 12, 2015 | News

Progressive non-profit news organization Truthout publishes a feature on the local Dutch experiments in basic income....

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MIPR University of Manitoba, “Panel 1: The Legacy of Mincome & other Basic Income Experiments – Evelyn Forget”

by Jenna van Draanen | Apr 12, 2015 | News

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Stanislas Jourdan, “A Way to Get Healthy: Basic Income Experiments in Canada”

by Harry Pitts | May 30, 2014 | Research

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Stanislas Jourdan, “A Way to Get Healthy: Basic Income Experiments in Canada”

by Karl Widerquist | Sep 2, 2013 | Research

From 1974 to 1979, a basic income social experiment known under the name of “Mincome Program” took place in a small...

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Taiwan debuts its fiction basic income group at 2025 BIEN Congress

by BIEN Asia Pacific | Jan 17, 2026 | News

The book centers on the idea of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and brings together eight short stories.

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How Taiwan stumbled into basic income politics

by Tyler Prochazka | Jan 10, 2026 | News

Faced with a semiconductor boom, stagnant wages, and the threat of US tariffs, Taiwan has found a solution: Just giving everyone cash. Again.

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Taiwan legislators discuss integrating basic income and cryptocurrency

by BIEN Asia Pacific | Jan 10, 2026 | News

UBI Taiwan met with national legislators and local cryptocurrency leaders to discuss integrating basic income with blockchain technology.

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