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
Videos of sessions and papers presented at the BIG 2022 Conference now available for viewing
The 20th annual Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference was held June 23-25 and videos of 27 sessions are now available for viewing free on YouTube. Click here to see them. You can scroll down the playlist at the bottom right of the screen to see the titles of the...
Guy Standing in Alternative Climate Conference November 19
On Saturday, November 19, the DiEM25 Alternative Climate Conference (COP OFF) will feature a panel discussion about the ideas and principles that must guide a just green transition. Our panel will feature Croatian philosopher and DiEM25 co-founder Srećko Horvat, ...
New FRIBIS Publication: Financial Issues of a Universal Basic Income
In 2021, the first FRIBIS annual conference took place in Freiburg, Germany. It was dedicated to the topic “Financial Issues of a Universal Basic Income”. Now the contributions have been published by LIT Verlag Berlin, edited by Bernhard Neumärker and Jessica Schulz....
Bloomberg: “For More Than 20 Guaranteed Income Projects, the Data Is In”
An article by Sarah Holder published by Bloomberg reports that preliminary data on over 20 guaranteed income pilot programs shows that they have been a lifeline across the US — especially for parents of color. Click here to read the article.
New book on basic income by Malcolm Torry
Malcolm Torry, BIEN Treasurer, has a new book, Basic Income—What, Why, and How? Aspects of the Global Basic Income Debate just published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book analyzes the global Basic Income debate which is now widespread, and is based on conference papers,...
Summary Report on the BIEN 2022 Congress
The 21st annual Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) was hosted in Brisbane, Australia, by the University of Queensland's Centre for Policy Futures from 26-28 September, in conjunction with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, BIEN Australia,...
Article summarizing results of UBI programs and pilots worldwide
An article by Sigal Samuel entitled "Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map Which countries have experimented with basic income — and what were the results?" is now available online. To read the article click here.
Message to BIEN Supporters from BIEN’s Chair
The confluence of multiple contemporary crises has made a Basic Income an achievable goal and made BIEN more important than ever. Discussions and policy debates about Basic Income are taking place in countries across the world. This is an incredible opportunity for...
100 Pilots: Guaranteed Income Achieves Historic Milestone in the U.S.
In September, 2022, the Economic Security Project (ESP) announced that it had hit a milestone of 100 guaranteed income pilots announced nationwide. See a two-minute video celebrating this achievement here. In 2017, ESP helped launch pilots in Stockton, CA and Jackson,...
UBI Has Been Tested Repeatedly–Will America Ever Embrace It?
The Washington Post Magazine published an article by Megan Greenwell on guaranteed income pilots and support for UBI in the United States on 24 October 2022. You can read the article here.
Basic Income March & Day of Action 2022
Highlights of the 4th International Basic Income March held 24th September 2022 can be viewed in this video.
100 U.S. Mayors, 100 Pilots: Guaranteed Income Now
The 2022 Guaranteed Income Now summit was an opportunity to mark the movement’s recent progress — there are now officially 100 mayors who have joined Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and 100 pilots announced in the United States. The 2-day summit in Atlanta brought...