"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

Students in the L.A. Community College District’s guaranteed basic income program have received the last of twelve monthly $1,000 payments. LAist spoke with some of these students to learn more about ...

The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the ...

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

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CITY HALL — THE CITY COUNCIL has launched a new guaranteed income program for young, homeless New Yorkers, allocating $1.5 million in the FY2026 budget to support 60 participants ages 18 to 24, ...

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

A new wave of guaranteed income programs in the United States is offering financial stability to low-income families. These ...

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 ...

Poverty in the country is a political choice and it doesn’t have to be that way, says a representative of groups advocating ...

In an effort to combat financial insecurity and strengthen access to housing, a new phase of economic support is gaining ...

An anti-poverty program in Fresno that gave 150 families $500 monthly for a year helped them get out of debt and reduced food insecurity and stress, according to new data. In a new study, Fresno State ...