In 1967–68, amid the national college debate topic, versions of the idea reached the Oval Office in the Nixon era, then ebbed ...

Why it matters: The program, known as BOOST (short for Building Outstanding Opportunities for Students to Thrive ), was ...

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

L.A. Community College District launched a guaranteed basic income program in 2024. LAist checked in to see how students are ...

Basic income pilot programs have distributed over $335 million in economic relief to Americans, according to a coalition of ...

This video is about the results of a program evaluation completed by Fresno State researchers about a guaranteed basic income pilot program that gave 150 Fresno County families $500 for a year.

In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. For many ...

THE CITY COUNCIL has launched a new guaranteed income program for young, homeless New Yorkers, allocating $1.5 million in the FY2026 budget.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The city of Rochester announced that its Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program, which provided families with $500 a month for a year, was successful. The Wilson Sheehan Lab for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer C. Greenfield, University of Denver; Kaitlyn M. Sims, University of Denver; ...

Pilot sent $500 monthly to 150 families in 2024–25, stabilizing household finances. Study found reduced food insecurity, lower stress and declines in debt levels. Program aided rural farm households ...