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
1st Latin American Congress for Unconditional Universal Basic Income
“Thinking about basic income in a context of crisis and transformation in Latin America” was the general theme of the congress that brought together participants from ten countries in the region and six countries from other continents. Global unrest, women’s unpaid...
Final Report on Los Angeles Guaranteed Income Pilot
"In October 2021, former Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot (BIG:LEAP) program. Benefitting just over 3,200 households, the program provided $1,000 per month in unconditional cash payments for 12 months to...
15 th Online Open Forum: BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income Definition – 14 August 2024
Date: 14 th August2024Time: 1pm -3pm GMT (2pm-4pm BST)Please register via this form: https://forms.gle/DZjSRS7wDdRhK1nw6The information on Zoom link will be shown in the form. Télémaque Masson-RéciponWhy ‘high enough’ just ain’t good enough: the case against the...
Forbes article on UBI includes quotes from BIEN members
Guy Standing, Karl Widerquist and Evelyn Forget are quoted in this article dated July 17.
BIEN Members: Register for the August 30 General Assembly!
We have the pleasure of inviting you to our annual General Assembly (GA), scheduled for 30 August at 1pm British Summer Time (UTC+1), taking place online and on the sidelines of BIEN's Annual Congress. We kindly ask you to register online through Eventbrite to be able...
2024 BIEN Congress Program is now available
Congress Full Booklet Download This booklet aims to answer every question you may have about the congress, from location, to schedule. To access the BIEN Congress 2024 site and download the 52-page booklet, click here.
Four years of U.S. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
"MGI was founded in June 2020 with 11 members. The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), which was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2019, had proven Mayor Michael Tubbs’s assumption that low-income residents would use the money on basic...
Online Open Forum: The BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income Definition, July 24
Date: 24 th July 2024Time: 11.30am -1.00pm GMTTo register click here. The information on zoom link will be shown in the form.Speaker: Annie MillerTopic: Adequacy, poverty benchmarks and a maximum feasible level of BI ABSTRACTThe introduction of the concept of needs...
BIEN contribution to UN Peacebuilding Support Office (UN PBSO): Call for endorsements
BIEN has been invited to submit a proposal to the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) for the 2025 Review of the global Peacebuilding Architecture. The work of PBSO, is to, among others, support the Peacebuilding Commission, an intergovernmental...
Equal Right’s Cap and Share Proposal to Fight Climate Change
Equal Right (formerly ‘World Basic Income’) is a global justice organization advocating for climate and economic justice without borders. We research and campaign for innovative approaches that could achieve global redistribution, tackle global inequalities and secure...
Universal Basic Income is Close to Being a Reality in Oregon
Note: Alaska already has the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), a similar UBI-like program funded from revenue derived from invested state petroleum revenues, so Oregon would be the second, not the first U.S. state with such a program if the Oregon Rebate passes in the...
New book explores why and how guaranteed-income programs should be a social norm in the US
"Natalie Foster believes in creating economic resilience for families. She says income inequality is a real problem; some people work three jobs just to stay afloat. Foster, who serves as the president and co-founder of the Economic Security Project, was a guest on...