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

A universal basic income is a payment sent by the government to ensure that everyone has some minimal financial support. It has gone under different names over the years, such as a negative income tax ...

Dozens of U.S. cities are testing Universal Basic Income (UBI) by giving residents cash with no strings attached. We explore ...

Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs across the country. Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the ...

With the winding down of the Trudeau government’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) later this month, talk in social service circles has turned to the Throne Speech next Wednesday (September 23 ...

This story was updated on Feb. 20. The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40%. In a new report, ...

At the height of the pandemic in the U.S., politicians from Andrew Yang to Bernie Sanders touted the benefits of some form of Universal Basic Income to help Americans through unprecedented times. The ...

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 ...

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

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 ...