A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
The Royal Society of Arts Explains: [2 minutes]
BIEN Congresses
The next annual BIEN Congress will occur July 27th-29th at the University of Pennsylvania in the USA.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
New Quarterly Newsletter and Holiday Greeting
BIEN will be sending out a quarterly Newsletter focusing on BIEN events and developments. The first issue was sent out on December 15. Here is a Holiday Greeting from BIEN's Chair and Acting Chair Dear friends and fellow travellers, 2025 was an exciting year for the...
BIEN Social Media Manager Volunteer Position
About BIEN The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) is an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering informed discussion of basic income policies, promoting research, and supporting movements around the world. Our volunteers help amplify the global...
Presentation on the falling costs of basic income
Karl Widerquist will be presenting on "The Falling Cost of Basic Income" at the Cash Transfer Lab's online meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 2:30pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time (US)--that's 1:30 Central, 19:30 UK and 20:30 CET. The study is by Jack Rossbach and Karl....
December Message from Income Movement
We hope you had a chance to rest and spend some meaningful time with family and friends over the past weeks. As the year draws to a close and the weather gets colder, the conversation surrounding basic income has started to heat up across the world. Rep. Rashida...
UBI Piloters’ Network
Newsletter Dec, 2025 The UBI Piloters Network is a global platform connecting researchers, policymakers, and activists running or interested in Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) trials, aiming to share findings and best practices, and it's closely linked with the Basic...
BIEN Congress 2026
Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland – What have we learned after 38 months?
When? Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM UK GMT Where? Online (Zoom) UBI Lab Arts, UBI Lab Leeds, UBI Lab Network and Basic Income Ireland present: Please join us for the seventh in our special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can learn...
A Research Agenda for Basic Income, originally published in hardback in 2023, is now available in paperback
Malcolm Torry's handbook, A Research Agenda for Basic Income, has now been published in paperback and as an e-book. To access the publication, click here.
Cook County Makes Guaranteed Income Permanent in 2026 Budget Proposal
"CHICAGO, IL – As working families struggle amidst an affordability crisis, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is taking bold action to make Cook County’s guaranteed income program permanent, putting money directly back in the pockets of working families....
Overview of the Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland pilot
In September 2020, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin set up the Arts and Culture Taskforce which was tasked with producing a report on how the arts and culture sector could adapt and recover from the COVID-19...
BIEN Asia-Pacific at the Asia-Pacific Social Forum 2025 Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
As part of the Asia-Pacific Social Forum 2025: Another World is Possible, a special programme titled “Towards Dignity, Freedom, and Justice: Building a Future of Care through Universal Basic Income” will be held on November 2, 2025 (Day 2) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
Mayors, Counties, and Legislators for a Guaranteed Income release reports on 25 pilot programs in the U.S.
They're out! MGI, CGI, and LGI have released data from 25 guaranteed income pilot programs from across the country. One thing is crystal clear: guaranteed income works. Here are the top lines: Improved financial resilience: Over and over again, researchers found a...
