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Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) was founded in 1986 as an international organisation that fosters informed discussion about a Basic Income.

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🧠 Did you know? Part 6. What would basic income do to work? With a secure income floor, people are able to say no to unsafe or exploitative work, wait for a better job, reduce hours when needed, or take risks like education, training or entrepreneurship. Swipe through 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Will AI widen inequality or create a more equal society? An opinion article argues that AI could initially concentrate wealth among powerful companies and richer countries, while disrupting jobs and leaving others behind. How do we ensure everyone benefits?zurl.co/Kgl0K
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Income security is about dignity, participation and economic inclusion. South Africa’s Basic Income Grant remains an unfinished promise. As local elections approach, the question rises if the ANC will finally turn its commitment to BIG into policy. zurl.co/bc5mM
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ireland is putting basic income for artists on a permanent footing. Budget 2027 provides €34.4 million for a full year of income support for artists, as Ireland continues its Basic Income for the Arts scheme. Helping artists remain in creative work. zurl.co/7hnKG
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🧠 Did you know? Part 5 of our Basic Income series is live. Poverty and inequality are not the same thing. Poverty asks: Do people have enough to live decently? Inequality asks: How are resources distributed across society? Swipe through 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
$900 a month. No strings attached. Sacramento is launching a guaranteed-income programme for 100 current and former foster youth, providing $900 every month for up to two years. The programme is funded through local cannabis tax revenue. Read more: zurl.co/WlqcZ
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
South Korea's agriculture ministry is searching for a "rural circular economy" model that keeps spending generated by a basic income within local communities, channelling it back into sales, jobs and services rather than letting it flow out of the region. zurl.co/HUL7v
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Can basic income strengthen local economies too? Research on Maricá, Brazil shows how its local currency, Mumbuca, is used to deliver basic income while keeping spending circulating within the municipality. zurl.co/jbahZ
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧠 Did you know? Part 4 of our Basic Income series is live. "Give everyone money" sounds expensive. But universal doesn't mean free money for everyone; people can contribute in very different ways to finance it. Swipe through 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What happens when governments put money directly into people’s hands instead of routing every dollar through programmes and services? Nearly 1 million Americans are receiving $500 checks. See what Karl Widerquist had to say about the payments. zurl.co/0J4UF
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🧠 Did you know? Part 3 of our Basic Income series is live. Who should receive a basic income, and why? The idea: everyone. No means test, no work test, no stigma, just simple access. Swipe through 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The October UBI Piloters Network newsletter is out! This edition brings reflections and updates from piloters gathered at the BIEN Congress, new research and evidence on guaranteed income, plus the latest UBI4ALL winner. Read all here: zurl.co/lNslo
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If AI creates an age of abundance, who gets to share in it? Elon Musk now predicts that AI and robotics could lead not merely to Universal Basic Income, but to “universal high income” as technology dramatically increases production of goods and services. zurl.co/WWif9
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧠 Part 2: What problem is basic income actually trying to solve? Income insecurity. Poverty. Bureaucracy. Lack of opportunity. Its real promise: shifting from "Do I qualify?" to "I have an income floor." 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇰🇷 Gyeonggi’s youth basic income is still going. Introduced in 2019, the programme provides 1 million won a year to 24-year-olds, regardless of income. 25 of 31 cities and counties plan to continue programme in 2027 despite subsidy burden shift to 70% zurl.co/N9onq
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What if ending extreme poverty could actually cost less than we think? New research from Columbia Business School estimates that targeted cash transfers of around $318 billion a year, just 0.3% of global GDP, could reduce global extreme poverty to about 1% zurl.co/ip0kP
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🧠 New series alert. We're breaking down basic income: what it is, who it's for, how it could be funded, and what it means for work and poverty. First up: basic income doesn't affect everyone the same way. Same payment, different effects. 👇🏾
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amy Wilson has joined the board of the Income To Support All Foundation (ITSA). With more than two decades in HR technology at PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP and Workday, Wilson brings experience in how technology, including AI, is reshaping work. Read more: zurl.co/Xo0Be
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧠 Did you know? 40 years of BIEN, 1 big question: what would it actually take to give everyone a basic income? Starting next week, we're breaking down the questions we get asked most: what it is, who it's for, how it's funded, and what it means for social policy. Stay tuned!
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What happens when Bitcoin and Basic Income meet? Two radical ideas. Bitcoin and Basic Income come from different traditions, but share important ideas about individual freedom, economic autonomy and a more open financial system. Free entry to the event. zurl.co/lTLbx
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Haenam-gun is preparing to join South Korea’s rural basic income pilot in 2027. The county is planning how basic income can do more than support household incomes by keeping money circulating in local economies and boosting small businesses. zurl.co/sQU9Y
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Spouses Jeff Atwood and Betsy Burton have pledged $50 million, half their wealth, over five years, with most going to guaranteed-income programmes in rural America providing unconditional cash to people and testing what direct income support can achieve.zurl.co/rjX5R
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What if communities could be directly rewarded for stewarding nature? Last month, Equal Right launched the Climate Commons Fund in Il Ngwesi, Kenya, a financial model combining Unconditional Cash Transfers with conservation. Here is a blog by the team:zurl.co/HIkQF
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What happens 18 months after guaranteed income payments end? The Denver Basic Income Project has released its 18-month report, examining how more than $10.8 million in cash assistance affected participants and what happened after payments stopped. zurl.co/m47eB
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The time for basic income is Now! During Basic Income Week, this letter-to-the-editor article reflects on lessons from the BIEN Congress 2026, decades of pilot projects and the lived experience of people affected by income insecurity. zurl.co/oRLo4
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who should benefit when AI makes the economy more productive? Scott Santens argues for a Pigovian automation tax that could encourage a 4-day workweek at full pay, lower prices, or a “Displacement Dividend” for workers affected by automation. zurl.co/ekvM5
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Income inequality is more than a gap between rich and poor; it controls access to opportunity, security and economic power. Understanding how income is distributed, why inequality persist, and how it affects society is the basis for Universal Basic Income: zurl.co/nvBlX
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The road to Universal Basic Income is becoming harder to ignore. The question is no longer whether basic income deserves discussion, but what a workable UBI could look like and how we could build it. zurl.co/Xzu4A
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
South Korea is taking rural basic income a step further, connecting cash with local jobs, services and production. In 17 pilot regions, the goverment plans to support cooperatives, social enterprises and village enterprises to strengthen the local economy zurl.co/Plexk
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🎉 Today, at UTC 17:00, someone could win up to 5 years of Basic Income! UBI4ALL will select one lucky winner live, who will receive €9,600 in unconditional Basic Income. No conditions. No strings attached. Just basic income. Watch the raffle live at: zurl.co/A6Atn
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Boseong’s rural basic income is already boosting local economies. Within just 12 days of the first payment, the money flowed to supermarkets, restaurants, fuel providers, pharmacies and other businesses, strengthening household security and local economies.zurl.co/7yPkj
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Can guaranteed income help people stay out of prison? A Florida initiative has provided $800 a month for a year to 172 recently released people. The cash is unconditional, giving recipients room to pay bills, pursue education and rebuild their lives. zurl.co/XH7M2
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What happens when families receive guaranteed income with no strings attached? The University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions is evaluating Ann Arbor’s Guaranteed Income Pilot, studying its effects on financial stability, employment, health and well-being. zurl.co/O2bB6
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Basic Income for Artists campaign pilot in Ireland found that participants spent 11 more hours a week on creative practice, giving artists more freedom to create, improving well-being, and making the arts more accessible to working-class people. zurl.co/O8TzG
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣 The September UBI Pilots Network newsletter is out! This issue covers new data on guaranteed basic income pilots, research on whether financial gains persist after payments end, and more. Read and subscribe to get more updates on UBI pilots every month: zurl.co/FBY5X
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Scottish Government is taking another step toward basic income for artists. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed plans to pilot the culture scheme by 2031, alongside a commitment to increase funding by £100 million a year by 2028/29. zurl.co/E0Fof
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What happens when pandemic cash assistance ends? Guaranteed income advocates are now pushing to turn cash-assistance pilots into permanent public policy, showing how Governments can use existing budgets to provide direct cash during major life transitions. zurl.co/q9epO
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hwacheon, South Korea: County chief Kim Se-hoon is promoting a model that combines basic income payments with renewable-energy revenue sharing and local spending. Strengthening the local economy by keeping more money circulating within the community. zurl.co/QLnF4
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
South Korea has appointed a prominent Universal Basic Income advocate to a senior government role. Yong Hye-in, a two-term lawmaker and floor leader of the Basic Income Party, has been nominated as Minister of Gender Equality and Family. zurl.co/3EPGX
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What does $500 a month mean to a family? Mandi Remington, a Johnson County Supervisor and former single mother struggling to make ends meet, argues that guaranteed income gives families something often missing: breathing room. zurl.co/ww3Ie
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A new opinion piece argues for a Universal Basic Income in Canada. The proposal calls for a standalone, CPP-style UBI fund that would provide a $2,600 monthly payment to every resident, while simplifying the current patchwork of income support programmes.zurl.co/dfuxF
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
South Africa is considering a new social grant for millions of people. The proposed Basic Income Grant would build on the existing Social Relief of Distress Grant and could provide longer-term income support to unemployed and low-income adults. zurl.co/5R1vw
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton understood something at the heart of basic income: trust. After the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, her My People Fund gave affected families $1,000 a month for six months, with no conditions on how they spent it. Scott Santens article pays tribute zurl.co/Vh6YJ
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A new IQRA article looks at how societies can build systems that ensure people have basic economic security and dignity. See how Zakat is a pillar of social protection and connect it to contemporary debates around Canada's proposed Basic Income Bill S-206.zurl.co/27dFy
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New Zealand’s Opportunity Party is putting universal basic income and wealth taxation at the centre of its economic platform. The party proposes a NZ$19,400 annual universal income for most residents, funded through a 1.75% annual land tax. Read more: zurl.co/m88ge
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
As the BIEN World Congress takes place in Toronto, this CBC article looks at why advocates, researchers and former participants are gathering to discuss what basic income could mean for Canada and how lessons from past pilots can inform the future. zurl.co/3ZMPz
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BIEN Congress 2026 is here! This year’s theme, “Basic Income and the Polycrisis,” explores how unconditional income can help societies respond to interconnected challenges from inequality and climate change to AI and the future of work. Full programme here:zurl.co/QZBtG
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What if cities could turn natural resource wealth into a permanent source of income for residents? In Maricá, Brazil, oil revenues helped create a sovereign wealth fund that supports the city’s social programmes, including a basic income programme. zurl.co/m4FOG
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Stockton, California, gave 125 residents $500 a month for a two-year guaranteed-income pilot. The results challenged assumptions: recipients were more likely to be employed full-time, while also reporting greater financial stability and improved well-being zurl.co/WQswD
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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Toronto is about to become the global centre of the basic income movement! This year’s theme, “Basic Income and the Polycrisis”, brings together Global researchers, advocates, policymakers and community organisers for the 25th BIEN World Congress.zurl.co/Rfncr
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