Should a country financially support its artists? That’s the question that Ireland sought to answer with a pilot program that ...

Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program ...

Ireland has made permanent its three-year pilot program that gave monthly income payments to thousands of artists. Canadian ...

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Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...

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(BCN) — A pilot program to provide guaranteed basic income to 100 Santa Clara County residents who have been incarcerated or were otherwise under supervision by the justice system took another step ...

The first government-led test of a basic income is underway in Stockton, California. Tomas Vargas Jr. is among a pool of 125 recipients of a $500 a month cash transfer funded by the city. The stipend ...

A basic income program in rural Romania has helped children succeed — and even become Olympians. The kids spent the money on food, clothes, textbooks, therapy, and sports gear. Researchers reported ...

While it’s taken over two years for all the pieces to come together, Southwick residents will soon have a chance to lower ...

Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent beginning in 2026—three years after launching a trial.