Trump's cabinet might have a model in Alaska's Permanent Fund, which disperses checks to Alaska residents.

Universal basic income is politically controversial in the UK, but the government in Wales is testing a small pilot.

There are two main types of basic income: universal basic income and guaranteed ... in the US have been short-term GBI, not UBI. Other countries have also run GBI pilots. Could UBI replace welfare?

Liberal leadership hopeful and MP Karina Gould says she would modernize Canada's employment insurance system and introduce a ...

It seems to be the “in thing” for countries to have a Universal Basic Income (UBI) these days. Finland and Canada are trialling systems which distribute unconditional income to every citizen ...

an amount of money meant to address the basic needs of a person living in the U.S., distributed on top of regular income. In… ...

Everywhere you look, it seems, people are talking about a Universal Basic Income (UBI)—a monthly cash benefit paid to every citizen that would replace the existing means-tested welfare system.

In Part 1 of this series, I outlined some basic economic theory regarding a universal basic income (UBI) and work incentives. By a UBI, I mean an income support policy that provides a set monthly ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that laid the groundwork for setting up a sovereign wealth fund over the next 12 months. How would it stack up against funds from other countries?

As America's cities look to alleviate poverty, universal basic income ... not UBI. Other countries have also run GBI pilots. Basic income is unlikely to replace the existing safety net because ...

Depending on whom you ask, providing all Americans with a guaranteed universal basic income could erase inequality and spur entrepreneurship or it could be a recipe for economic disaster.

Known as universal basic income or guaranteed income, these proposals have been divisive. Depending on whom you ask, providing all Americans with a guaranteed universal basic income could erase ...