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A $2.30-a-day basic income trial is trying to save the Amazon rainforest
Universal basic income is usually aimed at social or economic benefits. But a $2.30-a-day trial in …
Mia Jankowicz
Illinois is launching a basic income pilot for 400 families in the child welfare system in the hopes of reducing maltreatment
Illinois' guaranteed basic income program will give no-strings-attached cash to families in the chi…
Allie Kelly
Basic income lets some parents afford toys and new shoes for their kids. One mother said it was 'life-changing.'
After paying the bills and finding housing, some parents spend basic income on clothes, toys, and a…
Allie Kelly
75 artists received $9,000 each in a basic income trial. The cash helped a yarn guru to buy a house and a new car.
Fiber artist Tori Hanna used the $500 a month to replace her damaged car, cover debts and bills, an…
Theron Mohamed
Oregon lawmakers oppose a corporate tax hike to fund a $1,600 annual universal basic income. But voters will decide.
A bipartisan coalition of Oregon lawmakers is fighting a ballot measure that would hike corporate t…
Katie Balevic
Sam Altman's basic-income study is out. Here's what it found.
Sam Altman's basic-income study lasted three years and included 3,000 people, making it one of the …
Noah Sheidlower,Kenneth Niemeyer,Katie Balevic,Lakshmi Varanasi
Financial constraints often trap domestic violence victims. Los Angeles thinks a basic income is a solution.
A basic income pilot in LA not only improved food and housing security, it helped people leave abus…
Katie Balevic,Kenneth Niemeyer
Meet the new moms using up to $700 in monthly basic income to afford childcare. It could be the answer to helping parents stay employed.
Guaranteed basic income helps some parents pay for childcare — participants and experts say it lead…
Allie Kelly
A New York basic income participant used his monthly $1,000 to pay bills and launch a nonprofit
Kenneth McQueen, 35, received $1,000 a month through a New York guaranteed basic income pilot. He u…
Allie Kelly
A guaranteed basic income program helped a millennial afford a crib for her newborn when her income dipped during maternity leave
Tatiana Lopez, 39, is a new mom. She's receiving a $500 monthly guaranteed basic income through Fli…
Allie Kelly
The biggest basic income pilot in the US found that it didn't stop participants from working and helped get their families into safer situations
A basic income pilot in Los Angeles saw increases in the quality of life for participants and their…
Noah Sheidlower,Katie Balevic
Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge
A judge sided with conservatives in a legal challenge to a St. Louis basic income program that give…
Kenneth Niemeyer
A basic income program helped struggling kids enjoy huge success — and even become Olympians
A basic income program in rural Romania put one child on the path to jobs at Electronic Arts and Mi…
Theron Mohamed
Universal basic income: Should the government give ‘unconditional money’ or ‘freebies’ to the poor?
This is where results of the experiment conducted by Sam Altman’s OpenResearch could help shed some…
This soccer star who came from nothing has been funding universal basic income in his hometown for years
Sadio Mané gives about $76 a month to everyone in a "very poor region of Senegal" and has also fund…
Theron Mohamed
South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say
A South African program would pay too little money to too few people to qualify as universal basic …
Theron Mohamed
Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.
Universal basic income is quickly gaining traction, with several trials and some famous proponents …
Theron Mohamed
Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare.
Jacinta Bunnell, 52, received guaranteed basic income from Creatives Rebuild New York. The program …
Allie Kelly
YouTube star MrBeast doubles down on cash giveaways with $200,000 donation to a universal basic income program
MrBeast, known for handing cash to strangers, used his Beast Philanthropy organization to support a…
Theron Mohamed
A California city is giving new parents $500 a month. It's one of a growing number of basic income pilots focused on families.
Starting this summer, Pomona, California will give 250 families with children with children under t…