The pressure on the federal Liberal government to introduce a universal basic income ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with a report from the parliamentary budget officer that suggests it could cut ...

The parliamentary budget officer says a basic income program similar to one previously studied in Ontario could cut poverty rates nationally by almost half in 2022. The reductions are not even across ...

Aimed at combating poverty, GBI faces political challenges and funding constraints. But pilots' success could create momentum for wider-spread programs, even at the state level. Michael Tubbs wants to ...

A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic income says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of Covid-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic-income program would have ...

Basic Income NOW Atlantic Canada has pledged its active support for the P.E.I. proposal for a provincewide basic income ...

For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be able to buy herself some better groceries and a few new clothes. As a long-time social assistance recipient, the 62-year-old ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Only 110 people have enrolled so far in Newfoundland and Labrador's basic income program for some older adults, a figure advocates say underscores the complexity of traditional ...

If you were living paycheck to paycheck, what could you do with extra cash that came with no conditions attached? A 2020 study from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University found ...

Participants in the program were shown to have better financial stability, planning, and lower levels of stress related to ...

A guaranteed basic income program in Washington DC is allowing participants to choose the amount of their monthly checks.RobertDodge / Getty Images A DC basic income program lets participants choose ...