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

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

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 ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.

A basic income program in rural Romania put one child on the path to jobs at Electronic Arts and Microsoft, and helped another reach the Olympics.

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GARY, IN — Does giving families free money each month help people get out of poverty? Organizers of a plan in Stockton, California say it does. Now, the universal income experiment is being tried in ...

The City of Newburgh is considering a one-year pilot program that would grant some residents a guaranteed basic income every month. A New York state grant already in the city’s possession would ...