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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Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Basic Income activism in the United States
Michael Howard, Co-ordinator of USBIG, has written an article about increasing Basic Income activism in the United States. Two years ago, if one were to speak of a basic income movement, one might be accused of hyperbole. USBIG was able to muster support for annual...
Compass podcast: Interview with Guy Standing
The think tank Compass is publishing a series of podcasts. Episode 10 is an interview with Guy Standing about Basic Income. To listen to the podcast, click here.
Spain: Spanish Basic Income Network (RRB) releases a new survey on UBI support in Spain
The Spanish Basic Income Network (RRB) has released a survey concerning Universal Basic Income (UBI) support in Spain. This online survey was conducted by Ipsos, involving 2168 spanish citizens with ages between 18 and 65, a 50/50% gender distribution and convering...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean proposes Universal Basic Income
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, a regional organism of the United Nations Secretariat has declared itself in favour of a new regime of welfare and social protection that includes the gradual, progressive and sustained establishment of...
London School of Economics article about the importance of research
The London School of Economics has published an article about the importance of research, 'The Basic Income debate needs high quality research'. During the past few years, increasing employment insecurity has fuelled growing interest in the idea of a Basic Income...
News Round-up: Basic Income in the News
Canada The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves We Need Universal Basic Income 7 April 2020 Croatia Time for a Universal Basic Income for Eastern Europe? (Paul Stubbs) 30 March 2020 Finland Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds 7 May 2020 Spain...
New unconditional incomes for children in Russia
For the first time, the Russian government is to pay unconditional incomes for children. Alexander Solovev has written an article about this initiative. The original article in Russian can be read here, and a translation into English by Irina Soloveva here. ...
A new European Citizens’ Initiative about Basic Income
The European Commission has agreed that a new European Citizens' Initiative about Basic Income can begin in November. Title of citizens’ initiative: Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU Date of request for registration: 15/04/2020 Brussels...
Cash handouts in Japan: How the financial incentive offered to the whole population in Japan compares to Basic Income
For weeks now, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the livelihoods of people across the world. As the global economy is negatively impacted by the pandemic, governments all around the world have released incentive packages in a bid to counter the economic...
Recent news from Russia
Alexander Solovev, Social movement “Basic income Russia Tomorrow”, has written several articles about what is happening in ex-USSR countries now on what measures governments are taking to protect the citizens of their countries during the coronavirus pandemic. These...
Journal of European Social Policy blog article about Basic Income
The Journal of European Social Policy has published a JESP European Social Policy Blog article, ‘The Basic Income Debate: Keeping it Intelligent‘, by Malcolm Torry During the past five years or so we have seen growing interest in the idea of a Basic Income (also...
Precarious Work, Unemployment Benefit Generosity, and Basic Income
The Journal of Social Policy has published an article by Young-Kyu Shin, Teemu Kmppainen and Katai Kuitto, ‘Precarious Work, Unemployment Benefit Generosity and Universal Basic Income Preferences: A Multilevel Study on 21 European Countries’ Abstract The idea of...