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

Tatiana Lopez is a participant in a guaranteed basic income program for new parents. RxKids provides $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 monthly through a child's first year. The program aims to reduce ...

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 ...

Findings from a guaranteed basic income pilot program were released on Tuesday. A guaranteed basic income refers to no-strings temporary cash payments to low-income people. Guaranteed basic income ...

The idea of a universal guaranteed basic income (or universal basic income) has gained momentum during the pandemic. This comes as Canada’s federal government has instituted a number of emergency ...

Jiaying Zhao and Lorne Whitehead 18 May 2022The Conversation Jiaying Zhao is an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia. Lorne Whitehead is a professor of physics at ...

A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no strings attached.

Guaranteed basic income programs can help low-income participants afford necessities like rent. Over 100 US cities and counties have tried GBI, offering cash for housing and groceries. Despite ...

A private member’s bill advancing a guaranteed basic income for Canadians has no hope of passage, but it contains a good idea that the Liberal government should steal. Bill C-223, introduced in the ...

L.A. Community College District launched a guaranteed basic income program in 2024. LAist checked in to see how students are ...

Why it matters: The program, known as BOOST (short for Building Outstanding Opportunities for Students to Thrive ), was ...