As inequality grows and automation threatens employment, many nations are providing citizens with unconditional payments.

Basic income programs are gaining momentum nationwide as local governments and nonprofits test this bold alternative to traditional welfare.

Figures including Sam Altman think a form of universal basic income, or UBI, could be a solution if artificial intelligence ...

Basic income has been put forward as a way to smooth the earnings of the precariat, an emerging class of freelancers, temporary contract workers, interns, and other workers who have precarious ...

This basic income program will give $1,000 a month to black mothers Magnolia Mother’s Trust will begin as a pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi, with 15 women, and aims to lift black mothers ...

Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty policy gaining traction in Washington cities. Tacoma recently started its second basic-income pilot, on the heels of a separate King County experiment.

Georgia's basic income pilot helped low-income Black women afford bills and pay down debt. The program gave participants monthly cash payments — amounting to $20,400 over two years.

The Denver Basic Income Project tested direct cash payments to people who are homeless and improved housing situations for many while saving Denver taxpayers almost $600,000, research suggests.

Basic income schemes enjoyed a natural boost in the wake of this policy shift. Rather than spending on housing, schools, hospitals, and public works programs, we could simply send cash to the poor.

After Denver Basic Income Project provided up to $12,000 in cash transfers, city has renewed contribution ... Justin Searls, left, and Dia Broncucia at their residence north of Denver on Friday ...

“We would need significant funds for a universal basic income program. At this time, I don’t think we should experiment with the program,” he said.

Since the early 1980s, Alaska has sent checks to residents every October, generally for around $1,000 or $2,000. In 2020, they were for more than $3,000. A typical household could get up to $10,000.