New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images Guaranteed basic income programs can help low-income participants ...

In Illinois, Cook County officials have reportedly approved $7.5 million to make their Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot program permanent, citing positive evaluation results. Critics, including the ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The program leveraged $42,000,000 in federal funding provided by the ...

The money allowed one mother in California to say “yes” instead of her usual “no” when her child asked for ice cream. In New York, it gave a minimum-wage worker the freedom to quit and focus on ...

Kellie has tons of houseplants because she loves to care for them and watch them grow. For the past two years, she has grown alongside her plants as a recipient of the city of Boulder’s guaranteed ...

In July, we saw the completion of the Baltimore Young Families Success Fund, a guaranteed income pilot program led by Mayor Brandon Scott that provided 200 young low-income parents with an ...

A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no strings attached.

One of the members of the Harris County, Texas governing body stood alone in rejecting a guaranteed income program, arguing that the $20 million that was used for the program should've been redirected ...

Artists and cultural workers are falling through the cracks of our economy at a time when their work has never been more needed in society. Their ability to exist and thrive is threatened by the cost ...

The initial program providing a financial safety net has been hailed as a huge success, with notable progress reported among ...

THE CITY COUNCIL has launched a new guaranteed income program for young, homeless New Yorkers, allocating $1.5 million in the FY2026 budget.

The pandemic made financial stability even more difficult for artists. A privately funded Guaranteed Income program for artists in Minnesota helps many find stability and creative freedom. Making a ...