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More and more Gen Zers are struggling to stay in work or school. With $350 monthly, a New Orleans guaranteed income program hoped to change that.
New Orleans gave 125 young people $350 a month, no strings attached. Participants used the money to…
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
Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families
Philly Joy Bank and PHLHousing+ are guaranteed basic income pilots in Philadelphia offering familie…
Allie Kelly
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs using a surprising argument: They aren't universal
Conservatives groups are attacking guaranteed basic income programs for being discriminatory.
Kenneth Niemeyer,Katie Balevic,Peter Gelling
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
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
Here's where funding comes from for guaranteed basic-income programs giving money with no strings attached to low-income Americans
Basic income programs in San Antonio, Austin, Denver, and Atlanta draw funding from federal relief,…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
2 St. Louis residents are suing the city's basic-income program in an attempt to halt what they call 'unconstitutional' $500 monthly payments to low-income families
St. Louis is giving low-income families $500 monthly, but a lawsuit aims to block the guaranteed-ba…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed
Google's philanthropic arm is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing h…
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
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 …