The preliminary findings from Finland’s basic income experiment are out and they show mixed results. Both advocates and critics of the idea of a universal basic income will find cause for ...

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Ontario is canceling its basic income pilot program two years earlier than planned. The Canadian province is a year into an experiment that gives 4,000 low-income participants an annual stipend, as ...

Universal basic income (UBI) was once considered fringe and politically unpopular – the idea that everyone in society would get an unconditional source of money, which they could then use however they ...

Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley technology startup incubator that’s that offered early funding for Airbnb, Reddit, Genius, Twitch, and Dropbox, among others, has its eyes on backing an even bigger ...

Yolo County's guaranteed income program helped with immediate needs but did not lead to long-term financial independence, a UC Davis study found.

At its launch last year, Finland’s universal basic income experiment was hailed as a progressive and bold move towards a system that many – including billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – think ...

Finland's government has decided not to continue its year-old experiment offering citizens a universal basic income -- or money for nothing-- beyond the two year trial. In January 2017, Finland became ...

Philadelphia may begin testing a cash subsidy pilot in 2020, city policymakers and nonprofit leaders revealed Tuesday at a press conference. The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun ...

Two years ago, the city of Stockton, California, did something remarkable: It brought back welfare. Using donated funds, the industrial city on the edge of the Bay Area tech economy launched a small ...