Media
2025
Map shows 18 states where Americans have received a basic income in 2025
Newsweek | Article
July 29, 2025
How 2 guaranteed income programs have taken hold in Minnesota
Fast Company | Article
May 12, 2025
Can $1,000 a month help more students land nursing careers? An L.A. pilot effort says yes.
Los Angeles Times | Article
April 28, 2025
What is UBI? Universal basic income has buy-in from Columbus, Franklin County leaders
The Columbus Dispatch | Article
April 20, 2025
2 cities tried basic income for formerly incarcerated people. Participants felt more food secure but struggled to pay for housing.
Business Insider | Article
February 23, 2025
2024
The American Dream without a house? Believe it.
The New York Times | Article
September 7, 2024
The results are in on America's largest universal income experiment
WBUR | Audio
August 19, 2024
$1,000/mo: UBI pilot allowed Angelenos to improve health, be better parents
Press Play with Madeline Brand | Audio
August 14, 2024
Study details ‘transformative’ results from L.A. pilot that guaranteed families $1,000 a month
Los Angeles Times | Article
July 31, 2024
How much is $1,000 a month worth? New study explores impact of basic income
USA Today | Article
July 24, 2024
$500 per month in Cambridge – no strings attached. Guaranteed basic income helps working-class families, study shows.
Boston Globe | Article
May 27, 2024
Cities fighting poverty expand free cash programs
NBC News | Video
April 16, 2024
Could universal basic income help end poverty?
NPR | Audio
March 27, 2024
Places across the US are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net
NPR | Audio
March 5, 2024
The afterlife of MLK’s call for a guaranteed income
Marketplace – Make Me Smart | Audio
Jan 16, 2024
2023
Every U.S. city testing free money programs
Mashable | Article
June 24, 2023
Barbie, her house and the American Dream
The New York Times | Article
June, 23, 2023
Are guaranteed income programs working?
Chicago Sun-Times | Article
June 16, 2023
What is universal basic income, and does it work
How Stuff Works | Article
May 17, 2023
In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID
CBS News | Article & Video
April 10, 2023
Project that gave $500 a month to some California residents shows that such efforts could have a ‘profound impact on public health, researchers say
CNN | Article
April 10, 2023
LA’s grand experiment in UBI
The Nation | Article
February 6, 2023
2022
Seoul Metropolitan Government hosts the ‘International Forum on Safety Income’ in December to solve poverty and inequality
Seoul Metropolitan Government | Article
November 25, 2022
Universal basic income has been tested repeatedly. It works. Will America ever embrace it?
Washington Post | Article
October 24, 2022
Supporting families in poverty will take more than a tax credit
WBUR | Audio
September 14, 2022
Guaranteed income programs spread, city by city
New York Times | Article
September 10, 2022
Today is the last day to apply for $1,000 a month from L.A. County. Here’s how
Los Angeles Times | Article
March 30, 2022
‘Guaranteed basic income’: North Carolina city to give $500 a month to 129 formerly incarcerated people
FOX 8 | Article & Video
January 18, 2022
How $1,000 a month in guaranteed income Is helping N.Y.C. mothers
New York Times | Article
January 18, 2022
This is the company that guaranteed-income pilot programs use to get people cash
Fast Company | Article
January 11, 2022
Guaranteed income is coming to the Gulf South. Take a look at 3 programs launching soon
WWNO | Article & Audio
January 7, 2022
Apply today: Durham nonprofit launches guaranteed income program for the formerly incarcerated
CBS 17 | Article & Video
January 6, 2022
Durham poised to send $500 checks to ex-cons in basic income pilot
Carolina Journal | Article
January 5, 2022
2021
Guaranteed income: Hundreds of Americans to get $250 payments every two weeks for two years – do you qualify?
The Sun | Article
December 27, 2021
Guaranteed income program backed by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey begins in Tacoma; families get $500/month
GeekWire | Article
December 20, 2021
These Americans will get $250 payments every two weeks for two years, are you one of them?
FingerLakes1 | Article
December 19, 2021
St. Paul's guaranteed income pilot a 'life raft' for families
The Minnesota Star Tribune | Article
December 19, 2021
‘A city of second chances’: New Durham pilot program to provide guaranteed income to the formerly incarcerated
The Chronicle | Article
December 16, 2021
Year-long Tacoma universal basic income pilot program kicks off
MyNorthwest | Article
December 16, 2021
$12k for free: Newark ramps up ‘guaranteed income’ experiment
Patch | Article
December 14, 2021
Guaranteed income pilot program expands to 400 Newark residents
New Jersey Stage | Article
December 13, 2021
Some Americans will be able to apply for $500 dollar monthly payments for one year
FingerLakes1 | Article
December 10, 2021
Applications open Friday for Ithaca’s guaranteed income pilot
14850 | Article
December 9, 2021
Durham residents can soon apply for $500 per month guaranteed income
WRAL | Article & Video
December 9, 2021
Providence launches guaranteed income pilot program
Patch | Article
December 3, 2021
Mayor Myrick says 110 Ithaca residents will receive $450 a month for a year in guaranteed income pilot
14850 | Article
December 2, 2021
Providence launches guaranteed income pilot program
Providence Business First | Article
December 2, 2021
First payments in PVD guaranteed income program already effecting positive change
Uprise RI | Article & Video
December 1, 2021
Providence’s guaranteed-income kicks off: Here’s the demographics of those selected
The Providence Journal | Article & Video
December 1, 2021
Guaranteed income program breaks down barriers for formerly incarcerated
The Alligator | Article
November 22, 2021
New pilot program offers guaranteed income, specifically geared toward artists
Denver 7 | Article & Video
November 18, 2021
LA to give $1000/mo to select families in poverty. How much can guaranteed basic income change their lives?
KCRW | Article & Audio
November 10, 2021
‘There's so much need:’ L.A., Chicago launch country’s largest guaranteed basic income programs
NBC | Article & Video
November 7, 2021
A veteran of guaranteed income, she has some advice for L.A.’s new recipients
Los Angeles Times | Article
November 5, 2021
Guaranteed income is a way to recognize everyone’s inherent dignity
The Gainesville Sun | Article
November 5, 2021
Applicants seek help applying for guaranteed basic income pilot program
Spectrum News 1 | Article & Video
November 4, 2021
LA’s guaranteed basic income pilot: See if you qualify for $1000 cash per month
KCRW | Article
October 28, 2021
LA families may get up to $1,000 a month through the City’s universal basic income program
LAist | Article
October 27, 2021
Los Angeles is launching the US’ biggest guaranteed income pilot. The scheme will pay $1,000 a month to 3,000 families
Business Insider | Article
October 27, 2021
Los Angeles launches guaranteed basic income program
Spectrum News 1 | Article & Video
October 27, 2021
10-day application period for L.A.’s guaranteed income program begins Friday
Los Angeles Times | Article
October 26, 2021
Oakland accepting applications for 2nd phase of guaranteed income pilot program
CBS 5 | Article
October 20, 2021
Notifications this week for guaranteed income
Tacoma Weekly | Article
September 28, 2021
Pittsburgh City Council in support of $500 monthly payments to low-income residents
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Article
September 8, 2021
The Child Tax Credit: one small step toward universal basic income?
The New Yorker | Audio
25 North Nashville families will receive $1,000 monthly payments so researchers can study the impact
WPIN | Article
September 2, 2021
Pilot program to give North Nashville families monthly payments
WTVF | Article
September 2, 2021
Why is West Hollywood experimenting with universal basic income?
SFGATE | Article
August 27, 2021
Overhead for guaranteed income pilot will exceed total payments to low-income families
The Providence Journal | Article
August 18, 2021
Tackling inequality with basic income initiatives
MPR News | Video
August 16, 2021
Providence launches guaranteed income pilot program
Associated Press | Article
July 13, 2021
‘It lessens my bills’: $500 payments tested in Upstate NY
Associated Press | Article
June 20, 2021
How New Jersey’s biggest city is using guaranteed income to aid pandemic recovery
ABC News | Article
May 12, 2021
Tacoma launching guaranteed income program
KNKX | Article
April 30, 2021
Gary residents await call adding them to guaranteed income pilot program
Chicago Tribune | Article
April 23, 2021
California trials basic income, other 14 pilots are in sight
UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab | Video
April 22, 2021
Fighting poverty with cash
The Pennsylvania Gazette | Article
April 20, 2021
A ‘financial vaccine’: Cambridge launches guaranteed income pilot program
The Harvard Crimson | Article
April 19, 2021
Biden’s stimulus plan contains an experiment in universal basic income
The New Yorker | Article
March 15, 2021
Child allowance payment in stimulus bill is a basic-income policy
Business Insider | Article
March, 12, 2021
A Californian experiment in the provision of guaranteed income returns its first results
The Economist | Article
March 12, 2021
Results from the city that just gave away cash
NPR | Article
March 9, 2021
Groundbreaking revelations on guaranteed income
PBS – Amanpour & Co. | Video
March 9, 2021
New stimulus proposals look like a guaranteed income experiment. Early results show whether it will work
CNBC | Article
March 7, 2021
A city gave people $500 a month, no strings attached, to fight poverty. It paid off, study says.
The Washington Post | Article
March 4, 2021
Guaranteed income increases employment, improves financial and physical health
SP2 News | Article
March 4, 2021
One California city ran a universal basic income experiment. Employment rates went up.
MSNBC | Article & Video
March 3, 2021
SEED reports show people spent money on bettering themselves, stipend improved well-being
The Record | Article & Video
March 3, 2021
Stockton’s basic-income experiment pays off
The Atlantic | Article
March 3, 2021
Study: Employment rose among those in free money experiment
Associated Press | Article
March 3, 2021
Will 2021 be the year of guaranteed income?
WNYC PRX | Video
February 8, 2021
2021 will be the year of guaranteed income experiments
Bloomberg | Article
January 4, 2021
2020
Will giving Pittsburghers guaranteed income reduce inequality? These researchers think so
WESA | Article & Audio
December 16, 2020
Mother struggles to keep the lights on this Christmas
CNN Business | Video
December 11, 2020
Cities ramp up efforts to send direct checks to residents after $15 million donation from Twitter CEO
The Washington Post | Article
December 8, 2020
Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey gives U.S. mayors $15 million to fund basic income
Huffington Post | Article & Video
December 8, 2020
A high school is giving seniors $50 a week. Here’s what happened next
The Tennessean | Article
December 2, 2020
A radical free-money experiment became vital when Covid-19 hit
Bloomberg Businessweek | Article
September 29, 2020
The promising results of a citywide basic-income experiment
The New Yorker | Article
July 15, 2020
Outbreak reignites idea of universal basic income
PBS News | Audio
May 28, 2020
Congress wants to send Americans money. Turns out it’s complicated.
Politico | Article
March 22, 2020
One California mayor has tried universal basic income. His advice for Trump: ‘Think big.’
The Guardian | Article
March 21, 2020
As congress debates who gets a check, some experts say: Make it universal
NBC News | Article
March 18, 2020
Philly wants to try ‘basic income’
WHYY | Audio
March 10, 2020
Giving money to residents, no strings attached
Politico | Article
February 16, 2020
2019
What happens when people are given $500 a month? A California city experiments with guaranteed income
ABC News | Article
October 15, 2019
A California city gave people $500 a month, no strings attached. Here’s what happened
HuffPost | Article
October 11, 2019
In Stockton, early clues emerge about impact of guaranteed income
Bloomberg CityLab | Article
October 3, 2019
A radical idea to end poverty – The Stockton Experiment
Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller | Audio
September 9, 2019
125 residents of this city got hundreds a month in free money – here's what happened
CBS News | Article & Video
July 14, 2019
Is guaranteed income the answer to inequality?
Salon | Article
May 16, 2019
Baby steps toward guaranteed incomes and racial justice
May 8, 2019
What would a universal basic income mean for America? Stockton thinks it has the answer.
Los Angeles Times | Article
April 15, 2019
Stockton starts giving some residents $500 a month to fight poverty
CNN Business | Article & Video
February 16, 2019