There have been numerous pilots and small-scale implementations of a Citizens Income around the world in the past few decades. There have also been countless proposals for more pilots and implementations. Here you will find articles we have written about these. If you want us to write (or even better if you want to write for us!) on this topic, get in touch!
Basic Income expert Malcolm Torry has recently published new microsimulation research on Basic Income schemes. In his latest paper, published with the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CeMPA), Torry Read More
On October 13th there was a Westminster Hall debate in the UK parliament about Basic Income. You can watch the recording of the debate by following this link. In advance Read More
Scotland has been leading the debate on basic income in the UK. A basic income is a regular payment that goes to everyone, regardless of personal circumstances. The amount paid, Read More
Readers looking for a little light relief in these difficult times might enjoy a recent article by Tomas Pueyo about pilot projects. (Take no notice of the map. It’s rather Read More
At a presentation on Wednesday 6th May, Kela, the Finnish social security agency, gave further results from the first year of its Basic Income experiment. The trial group was 2,000 Read More
We have been asked the question: Would it be possible to implement a Citizen’s Basic Income now for the UK? Our previous post on this subject laid out the difficulties. Read More
In its recent budget the Hong Kong government has included a one-off unconditional payment of HK$10,000 (£1,000) for every permanent resident aged 18 years or over. This is not a Read More
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has rejected Hull City Council’s request to host a Citizen’s Basic Income pilot project. To read an article about the rejection, click here. Read More
There will be a conference on the political theory and social policy analysis of Citizen’s Basic Income experiments from the 1st to the 3rd July 2020 at the University of Read More
In March, the New Economics Foundation published a report that recommended that a cash payment, a Weekly National Allowance (WNA), should replace the Income Tax Personal Allowance. The WNA was Read More