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
Microsimulation research on a Recovery Basic Income for the UK
The Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex has published new microsimulation research on the feasibility of a Recovery Basic Income in the UK, and on the feasibility of a continuing Basic Income after the current crisis is over:...
Germany: Half a million signatures for a 6 months Basic Income
As in other countries, the coronavirus shutdown makes the economic situation increasingly precarious for many people. For many, this is a sudden new experience, especially for self-employed people who have no reserves and do not receive short-time work...
Finland: Final results of Finland’s Basic Income Experiment released on May 6th
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Coordinated activity in the United States
This weekend, April 24-26, the US Congress will be debating and probably voting on the CARES 2 Act, the next phase in the US government's response to the health and financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus. A coalition has been formed, under the leadership of...
UBI Europe webinars
UBI Europe is to hold webinars. They say this about them: Europe and the world under the siege of a virus: Difficult days to cope with for the most of us. At the same time, we begin to realise – the world might never be again like before the epidemic. Will Basic...
New style monthly BIEN Bulletin for April 2020
It's been a while since the monthly Newsflash was published. We've now started to publish a new style BIEN Bulletin once a month. The April edition can be found here. . online pharmacy...
UK members of parliament ask for a Recovery Basic Income
In the UK, 110 members of parliament and peers have written an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ask for a Recovery Basic Income. To read an article about the letter, and to read the letter and signatories, click here.
Counterpunch article on money creation and Basic Income
Counterpunch online pharmacy buy zofran with best prices today in the USA has published an article by Ellen Brown that studies the possibility of central banks creating money with which to pay a Basic Income: A Universal Basic Income is essential and will work. ...
The Netherlands: Income Assistance for the Self-Employed and the Push for UBI
The Dutch government has implemented a new programme for self-employed individuals who have suffered a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the Temporary bridging measure for self-employed professionals (Tozo). The new arrangement entitles individuals who are...
Canada: time for a Basic Income?
Canada is taking measures to face the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation requires, together with radical and fast actions in medical terms, radical and fast actions in economic and social terms. The introduction of a Basic Income has been a topic for years in Canada and...
Cash-for-Corona in Spain
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Mike Howard’s new podcast on Basic Income and the coronavirus
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