Category: Basic Income

Health Equity

News Penn LDI Seminar Explores Guaranteed Income and Cash Transfer Developments

October 29, 2024By: Hoag Levins Print: Hosted by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD, LDI Senior Fellow and Director of the Penn Perelman School’s Opportunity for Health Lab, this one-hour seminar explores the various programs testing new ways to address the financial security and racial wealth gap of America’s marginalized low-income populations. It is the first of three seminars that will bring together top experts to discuss the latest research findings in this field. Can income-support programs like guaranteed income and cash transfers really improve economic security […]

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> UBI is designed to be a universal payment, meaning it applies to all citizens without means testing or work requirements, making it distinct from traditional welfare programs.

The implementation of UBI has been tested in various pilot programs around the world, showing potential benefits such as improved mental health and increased entrepreneurial activity. Advocates argue that UBI could help alleviate poverty and reduce the stigma associated with receiving government assistance, as it provides a basic income to everyone. Critics raise concerns about the potential high costs of UBI and its […]

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Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks at the launch of the Social Security Review Volume 2 on 28 October 2024. (Photo: Supplied) By Tamsin Metelerkamp

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0 Speaking at the launch of the Social Security Review Volume 2 on Monday, the deputy minister of social development, Ganief Hendricks, noted that the Covid-19 pandemic made it possible for South Africa to open up a national discourse on social protection policy choices that were long overdue — including the possibility of a universal basic income grant. The Social Security Review Volume 2 , released on Monday, centred […]

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I started a third party. And I don’t think you should vote for one in the presidential race this November.

How can those two things be true? Let me explain.

Back in 2016, after Trump’s victory, I became deeply concerned that our economy was evolving in ways that would kick more and more Americans to the curb. I believed Trump won because we had automated away millions of manufacturing jobs in the Midwest. This would get much worse when Artificial Intelligence arrived and eliminated many other jobs. We were going through the greatest economic transition in the history of the world […]

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The Universal Basic Income Coalition is calling on the government to act swiftly to protect legitimate social grant applicants from being unfairly excluded from social grants. (Archive photo: Marecia Damons) By Marecia Damons

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0 The Universal Basic Income Coalition is urging the government to take immediate action to protect genuine social grant applicants and address flaws within the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system.This comes in the wake of two first-year Stellenbosch University computer science students, Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai, who uncovered vulnerabilities in the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa’s) payment system and […]

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The Income To Support All Foundation has surpassed its $1.5 million fundraising goal for 2024, securing the launch of two trailblazing Universal Basic Income projects in 2025: a docuseries titled Bootstraps and a community-driven basic income platform called Comingle.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Income To Support All Foundation (ITSA), founded by globally renowned Universal Basic Income (UBI) expert Scott Santens , is proud to announce the successful completion of its $1.5 million fundraising goal for 2024. This milestone was achieved through a generous $500,000 grant and a matching $500,000 donation contingent upon raising an additional $500,000, which […]

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Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a financial support program in which all citizens receive a regular, unconditional sum of money from the government, regardless of their income level or employment status. This concept aims to provide economic security, reduce poverty, and simplify the welfare system by replacing or complementing existing social safety net programs.congrats on reading the definition of Universal Basic Income. now let’s actually learn it. ok, let’s learn stuff 5 Must Know Facts For Your Next Test> Several pilot programs and experiments have been conducted around the world to test the effects of […]

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Universal Basic Income, or UBI , is a fascinating concept.

Imagine if everyone received a set amount of money each month, enough to cover basic living expenses like food and housing.

The idea is to create a safety net that helps people live better, even without a traditional job.But with the way economies work now, finding the money for UBI seems nearly impossible.Here’s where NFTs, or non-fungible tokens , come in as a potential solution. Could NFTs help fund UBI? What Are NFTs, Anyway? NFTs are digital tokens that represent ownership of unique items on the internet, like a piece […]

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