Category: Basic Income

Canada’s ‘beautifully surprising’ basic income study shows how business needs to reconsider human nature

Canada’s ‘beautifully surprising’ basic income study shows how business needs to reconsider human nature

For 12 months, a select group of homeless people in Canada received a total of $7,500 in cash payments, no strings attached.

The initiative was part of the New Leaf project, a joint study into the effects of giving people in poverty a «basic income» as a means of rehabilitation.

One researcher called the results of the study «beautifully surprising,» as participants could finally purchase higher-quality food and find stable housing. Leaders should take these findings seriously, and reflect on how they can better serve their employees’ needs through direct, humanistic action. Free money, it seems, pays off.On […]

Canada’s ‘beautifully surprising’ basic income study shows how business needs to reconsider human nature

Canada's 'beautifully surprising' basic income study shows how business needs to reconsider human nature

For 12 months, a select group of homeless people in Canada received a total of $7,500 in cash payments, no strings attached.

The initiative was part of the New Leaf project, a joint study into the effects of giving people in poverty a "basic income" as a means of rehabilitation.

One researcher called the results of the study "beautifully surprising," as participants could finally purchase higher-quality food and find stable housing. Leaders should take these findings seriously, and reflect on how they can better serve their employees’ needs through direct, humanistic action. Free money, it seems, pays off.On […]

Tri-Cities newest legislator faces challenger focused on economic class disparity

Here’s how to make sure your vote counts in WA state

Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton explains how voters can make sure their vote is counted in the upcoming elections by registering early, checking signatures and mailing or dropping off ballots well in advance. By Jennifer King captions and subtitles off, selected

Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton explains how voters can make sure their vote is counted in the upcoming elections by registering early, checking signatures and mailing or dropping off ballots well in advance. By Jennifer King Matt Boehnke is looking for his second term representing District 8 […]

15 Things Universal Basic Income Won’t Solve

15 Things Universal Basic Income Won’t Solve

Great, You Have Your UBI Settled So Your Future’s Secure. Uhn-Uhn… Find Out Why It’s Not That Simple.

The idea of a Universal Basic Income or UBI has been a hot topic in recent years as former US Democratic presidential hopeful, Andrew Yang, placed at the forefront of his campaign. This ignited discussion around what a Universal Basic Income really means for a superpower country like the USA.

The concept isn’t new. Martin Luther King Jr. argued in 1967 that a guaranteed income would abolish poverty. Before him in the 16 th century – More, in the 18 th century […]

‘Beautifully surprising’ results of $7,900 giveaway

‘Beautifully surprising’ results of $7,900 giveaway

The results of the experiment have been described as "beautifully surprising". Image: Getty Homeless people given a one-time cash transfer of C$7,500 (AU$7,900) spent fewer days homeless and ultimately saved the Canadian shelter system C$8,100, in what has been described as a “beautifully surprising result”.

Vancouver-based charity, the Foundation for Social Change, partnered with the University of British Columbia to identify 50 people who had recently fallen into homelessness and give them the one-off payment, before studying their spending habits over the next year.

Participants were identified as not struggling with significant mental health or substance abuse issues.The study, called the […]

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We must be more directive. Her conscientiously reported book assesses the widespread effects that money and a bit of hope could buy. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. Purely as a kind of foreign aid, Lowrey suggests, a basic income is better than donated goods (boxes of shoes, mosquito nets), because cash can go to any use. has been widespread but wary. Now, by her account, the village is a bubbling pot of enterprise, as residents whose days used to be about survival save, budget, and […]

Government to pay two-thirds wages of pub and restaurant staff if they are forced to close

Government to pay two-thirds wages of pub and restaurant staff if they are forced to close

Rishi Sunak has announced plans to pay two-thirds of the wages of pub and restaurant staff if they are forced to close Picture: PA Wire/PA Images/Stefan Rousseau Plans for the government to pay two-thirds of the wages of workers at pubs and restaurants if they are forced to close will “keep the engines running”, Suffolk business leaders have said.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an expansion to the previously-revealed Job Support Scheme, which is replacing the furlough scheme at the start of next month.

Mr Sunak said the new plans would provide “reassurance and a safety net” for people and […]

What is basic income and what are the arguments for and against it in Canada?

What is basic income and what are the arguments for and against it in Canada?

Is it time for an updated look at what Universal Basic Income is and how it impacts society across the economic spectrum

With the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) having ended on October 3, some are calling on the Canadian government to transition the temporary pandemic income support into a permanent basic income program, or guaranteed regular income, for everyone. (Applications for CERB’s replacement, the Canada Recovery Benefit, open October 12. ) The emergency benefit—which gave $2,000 every four weeks to Canadians who don’t qualify for EI and saw their incomes drop under $1,000 a month due to the […]

Mayor Bottoms Signs Atlanta Up for Basic Income Pilot Program

(APN) ATLANTA — In June 2020, City of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), committing to participate in a pilot program to provide a basic income to a small number of Atlanta residents.

“I am honored to join this powerful coalition of mayors as a founding member in this privately funded pilot program,” Mayor Bottoms said in a press release.

“We know that economic security is a right and a necessity for all to thrive in this country. I look forward to the meaningful work we will do to continue to push our communities […]

Canadian researchers gave $7,500 to people without a home — and the results show the power of universal basic income

Canadian researchers gave $7,500 to people without a home — and the results show the power of universal basic income

The New Leaf project studied what would happen if people without a home were given a large cash infusion. Alexey Malgavko/Reuters The Foundation for Social Change, a Vancouver-based charity, partnered with the University of British Columbia to identify 50 people who had recently become homeless.

Researchers gave them a one-time payment of $7,500 and studied their spending habits and living situation over the next 12 months.

The recipients were able to secure stable housing faster than those who didn’t receive the cash infusion, saving the shelter system $8,100 per person. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories . A […]