Category: Basic Income

The Vanguard Staff

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The California State Senate has approved a measure that will provide universal basic income for youth coming out of the foster care system, a unique piece of legislation championed by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

SB 739 is cosponsored by Boudin, and authored by Bay Area Senate Dave Cortese. The state bill is built from a similar program developed by the DA Office as part of a plan to help vulnerable young people.“Transitional age youth without familial support far too often end up victimized or arrested and incarcerated for committing crimes to […]

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PA Media A UK government minister says that Welsh counterparts have not told them about plans for a universal basic income (UBI) pilot

Ministers in Cardiff are planning to test out such a scheme , despite the benefits system being run from London.

Welsh Secretary Simon Hart said neither the Treasury or the Department for Work and Pensions – which runs benefits – were consulted.The Welsh government was asked for comment.Mr Hart said collaboration was a "two-way arrangement".The Welsh government said people leaving care could be chosen for a proposed UBI pilot, in which they would be given money to […]

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Independent think tank Autonomy has set out a plan for a UBI pilot in Wales which could see 5,000 residents taking part in a 24-month trial.

When the Western Mail approached the Welsh Government for more information, it said key details were still being finalised, but did suggest that the pilot may be directed at people leaving care.

It would be enough so that every person would be able to pay for all basic essentials, regardless of whether they have another form of incomeAhead of the Welsh Government revealing more details, Autonomy has laid out how they think would be the […]

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To the Journal editor:

As part of celebrating the U.S.’s birthday on July 4th, when in 1776 our Declaration of Independence was approved, We the People pledge to progress justice.

What is justice?Our history shows We progressed from justice for few to justice for all.When writing our Declaration of Independence and Constitution, the authors used our foundation belief in individual liberties to create our minimalist federal government that created justice for our few wealthy white males.In our history, We progressed through our many progressive revolutionary rights movements when We used scientific methodological justice and all rights for all ethical justice to […]

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One think tank recommends thousands of people to participate in a Universal Basic Income (UBI) trial in Wales.

Autonomy, an independent think tank, has planned a UBI pilot in Wales to allow 5,000 residents to participate in a 24-month trial.

Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford announced last month that his Welsh Labor government intends to pilot the UBI.when Wales Online approaches the Welsh government For more details, they suggested that pilots may be directed to people who have left care, but said they have still finalized important details.The concept of UBI is to pay everyone a fixed amount each month. It […]

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EXHIBITION BY EMAIL: Oonagh McAteer’s work in the Arts for All exhibition in Cityside. As part of its 2021 economic recovery plan, the Irish Government is bringing forward a pilot of a basic income for the arts sector which "recognises the necessity to remove the precarity from the lives of artist and art workers of all disciplines, so that they might develop, create and present their best work for the benefit of all society".

This decision follows five years of research, engagement, consultation and lobbying by the National Campaign for the Arts . As anyone in the arts will tell […]

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Universal programs in moments of economic transformation prove to endure with popular support . Will it last?

By: Shaby Missaghi

History has a habit of repeating itself. In some ways, the present day feels stuck on loop in the past. During the early 1900s, the Second Industrial Revolution brough about far-reaching improvements to the American economy. The widespread adoption of electric power, railroad networks and improved manufacturing practices completely transformed American life.This is not unlike the economic transformation we are embarking on today. With automation, machine learning and other key technologies of the information age, the United States is […]

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Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison THE SNP’S Social Justice Secretary has claimed the UK Government ending the £20 Universal Credit uplift would be a “callous act” which will push thousands of children into poverty.

Shona Robison spoke as MSPs debated how to tackle poverty on Tuesday.

A report by Loughborough University on behalf of the End Child Poverty coalition last month found that levels of child poverty have risen in every Scottish local authority over the past six years.The Scottish Government is calling for all powers relating to employment and social security to be devolved from the UK Government.But, opposition parties […]

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