A new trial gave homeless people £2,000 to spend however they choose. What they spent the money on may surprise you.

New research from Finland's basic income experiment proves that simply trusting people with money—not just the money itself—significantly improves mental health

What's at stake?

In many parts of the country, there are new work requirements to get food aid. But starving people doesn’t motivate them – despite centuries of this rhetoric

Technological progress and economic growth are preconditions for human happiness, not a guarantee.

How Christmas gift-giving exposes the flaw in means-tested welfare and makes the case for truly universal basic income

Digital payment systems are emerging as a substitute for inadequate regional banking infrastructure.

As the federal government cuts programs and funding to states, funders at the local level must step up to fill the gap or families will suffer.

On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.

How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.

In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?

John Maynard Keynes has not normally been seen as a basic income supporter, but two letters written by Keynes during the Second World War suggest that he had thought seriously about the idea and was attracted to the principle. Basic income fitted well with Keynes’ liberal values and his long-range optimism about economic possibilities. In the short term, however, Keynes believed it would be a mistake to put the idea on the political agenda before the time was ripe.