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 ...

New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images Guaranteed basic income programs can help low-income participants ...

As the idea of basic income goes mainstream, can it be designed as a targeted program to remedy decades of economic disadvantages endured by people of color and women in the U.S.? At the same time ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's an idea that's sweeping the country: unconditional cash handed out on a monthly basis to families most in need. Universal basic income pilot programs are popping up all ...

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

Albuquerque is now funding a basic income project with its tax on recreational cannabis. The program targets vulnerable communities, providing $750 monthly payments to families. "This isn't just about ...

Last June, Spain rolled out possibly the world’s largest basic income program across the entire country. The minimum subsistence income aimed to provide support for Spain’s poorest families via ...

Basic income — the idea of radically redistributing wealth so that everyone would get a salary from the government just for being alive — is everywhere now. There are referendums in government, pilot ...

With the decline of manufacturing jobs, and the onset of automation to take over almost all kinds of work, society is on the hunt for a long-term, scalable solution to our future productivity. What ...

Kenya's universal basic income program, which will continue through 2030, is offering no-strings cash to 20,000 participants in 200 rural villages.