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
Guy Standing talk in China: Rentier Capitalism, the Precariat and Basic Income
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22nd Annual Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference July 22-23, 2024
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Launch of Indian Basic Income Coalition (iBIC)
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Open Forum on Feminist Definitions of Basic Income, April 25
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Note: This pilot program's recipients are means-tested so the program does not meet BIEN's definition of basic income. "Mayor Katjana Ballantyne joins more than 100 mayors from across the country as part of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), a coalition of mayors...
New UBI PhD Network
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Ramaphosa promises Basic Income Grant for South Africa is coming
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