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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...