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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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It’s happening! The countdown to the 2026 BIEN Congress, landing in Philadelphia 27–29 July, has officially begun.
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🧠 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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🎉 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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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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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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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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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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📣 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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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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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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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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