Tracking the uptake of federal benefits would better serve low-income Canadians and lift more people above the poverty line ...

A policy of giving out regular, unconditional cash payments is gaining popularity as the cost of living grows and AI looms ...

On Friday, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition (YAPC) released a study which looked at how a universal basic income program could work in the territory. Universal basic income, also known as a basic ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...

Universal basic income helps low-income families pay their bills and find an upward path. It’s a compelling claim, but the opposite is true, write Victoria Eardley and Haley Holik. Getty Images The ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the programs are discriminatory because they are not universal. Legal challenges by ...

After my lecture to the mental health charity Mind in York, England in July, I've been asked to give a couple more talks on Universal Basic Income and mental health. One was in Dunblane, Scotland for ...

Visual artist Elinor O'Donovan was chosen to be part of the Irish government's basic universal income program for creatives. She says the money she receives every month is 'transformative.' Elinor ...