Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cepia Harper (left) and Crystal Crawford (right) are former guaranteed basic income participants.Kendrick Brinson for BI / ...

Academics, policymakers and researchers with expertise in basic income from over 30 countries will be in Toronto this week ...

The lead researcher for Sam Altman's basic-income study says guaranteed no-strings payments are not a silver bullet for issues facing lower-income Americans. Elizabeth Rhodes, the research director ...

Cook County approved $7.5 million to make its guaranteed basic income program permanent after a 2022 pilot that paid $500 a month to 3,250 households using federal COVID relief funds. This decision ...

In Howard County, we are committed to building a future where all families can become self-sufficient and achieve economic mobility. We make historic investments in education at every stage of life, ...

Participants in the cash transfer experiment will receive a $800 monthly no-strings-attached payment and an $8,000 lump sum.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of downtown Durham from the American Tobacco Campus, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Families living in poverty often ...

There is evidence that guaranteed income programs tend to positively affect job prospects and long-term economic stability for those who receive them. But many communities, because of ideology, stigma ...

Crystal Crawford, 40, received $500 a month for one year from a guaranteed basic income pilot. Years later, she landed a new job and feels more able to pay household bills. Crawford still worries ...

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