11 states with guaranteed basic-income programs that give residents hundreds of dollars a month, no strings attached
Over 50 cities and counties have piloted basic-income programs that give residents hundreds of dollars a month .....»»
Here are 11 states with guaranteed basic-income programs that give residents hundreds of dollars a month, no strings attached
Over 50 cities and counties have piloted basic-income programs that give residents hundreds of dollars a mo.....»»
The new stimulus bill includes a groundbreaking basic-income policy - parents can receive up to $3,600 per child this year
Parents can receive up to $300 per child each month from July to December, no strings attached. It's a guaranteed income for families. Maskot/Getty Images The new COVID-19 stimulus bill expands the child tax credit to offe.....»»
California mayor takes on poverty with "no strings" cash handouts
Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a 'no strings' guaranteed basic income for residents of $500 a month. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)......»»
Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
The success of over 100 local GBI pil.....»»
Houston"s basic-income participants plan to spend the $500 a month on rent and groceries — but the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the program
Some Houston residents are set to start getting $500 a month in basic income for housing and groceries — if Texas Republicans don't shut it down. Uplift Harris will give $500 a month to partici.....»»
Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached
The Texas Attorney General's office sued Houston's home county over its Uplift Harris guarant.....»»
A city in the San Francisco Bay Area is giving some families $500 per month for 18 months - no strings attached
A trial of basic income in Oakland, California, will .....»»
Andrew Yang"s nonprofit will give $500 to 20 New Yorkers every month for 5 years in his first big experiment with universal basic income
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is launching a universal basic income project in Hudson, New York. Twenty residents, who have yet to be selecte.....»»
A Brazilian city is giving a third of its residents $33 per month — part of one of the largest basic-income programs in the world
Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images The Brazilian city of Marica recently launched a basic-income program that gives $33 monthly stipends to about o.....»»
Finland has been giving $685 a month to unemployed people — could it ever happen here?
The Northern European country tested ‘universal basic income,’ a social program with no strings attached.....»»
This city is giving out free cash to curb poverty
One hundred people, $500 a month, no strings attached. Stockton, California is rolling out a small-scale experiment with universal basic income......»»
The first major basic income trial in the US just announced how it plans to give away free money
Rich Pedroncelli/AP Stockton, California, will begin an 18-month basic income trial in February 2019. 100 residents will receive $500 each month, w.....»»
One family"s adventure with $1,000 a month in universal basic income
No-strings-attached cash stipends being tested as way to help low-income families, including the Fassis in New Hampshire.....»»
Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs using a surprising argument: They aren"t universal
Conservatives groups are attac.....»»
Sacramento County Guaranteed Income Program: $725 Per Month Coming in July
Some California residents will soon start getting a monthly guaranteed income. Specifically, the guaranteed income program is for residents of ... Read more.....»»
Some Los Angeles residents could get $1,000 per month in a universal basic income pilot program
Next week, LA County will vote on a three-year pilot program.....»»
Is universal basic income closer to reality? Cities are already testing monthly checks for residents
Cities test guaranteed income for residents amid the pandemic's job losses. Proposals in Congress provide simi.....»»
A California city gave some residents $500 per month. After a year, the group wound up with more full-time jobs and less depression.
Unemployment among basic-income recipients in Stockton, California, dropped from 12% in February 2019 to 8% in February 2020. Lorrine Paradela, a 45-year-old single moth.....»»
Pelosi Pitches Universal Basic Income To Cope With Pandemic
Pelosi Pitches Universal Basic Income To Cope With Pandemic After holding up aid to small business owners before rushing to bail out horribly managed blue states, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now pushing a guaranteed minimum incom.....»»
US cities where it"s cheaper to buy than rent
A recent study by GoBankingRates found that in 31 cities, residents can save hundreds of dollars a month by paying a mortgage instead of paying rent......»»