## Tags - Part of: [[Future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics|futurology]], [[Economics]] - Related: [[Universal basic services]] - Includes: - Additional: ## Definitions - Universal basic income (UBI) is a social [[welfare]] proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive a minimum [[income]] in the form of an [[unconditional]] transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to [[work]]. ## Main resources - [Universal basic income - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income) <iframe src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 5; "></iframe> ## Landscapes - [Early findings from the world’s largest UBI study — EA Forum](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DBx98atdYFM3yKR9C/early-findings-from-the-world-s-largest-ubi-study) - [Universal Basic Income and Poverty — LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fPvssZk3AoDzXwfwJ/universal-basic-income-and-poverty) ## Brain storming - As automation accelerates, how to make sure that the ones not owning the machines dont suffer? ## Written by AI (may include factually incorrect information) - Based on the search results, here are some notable universal basic income (UBI) pilots and experiments that have been conducted or are currently ongoing: ## United States 1. Alaska Permanent Fund - Provides annual dividends to all Alaska residents from oil revenues. 2. North Carolina Cherokee Nation - Distributes casino profits to tribal members. 3. Stockton, California - Provided $500 monthly to 125 residents for 24 months (2019-2021). 4. Big Leap (Chicago) - Currently the largest city-based guaranteed income pilot in the U.S. 5. Experiments with negative income tax in the 1960s and 1970s. 6. Y Combinator Research pilot in Oakland, California. 7. Magnolia Mother's Trust in Jackson, Mississippi - Provides $1,000 monthly to low-income Black mothers. ## Canada 8. Mincome experiment in Manitoba in the 1970s. 9. Ontario Basic Income Pilot (2017-2018) - Provided payments to 4,000 low-income residents before being cancelled early. ## Europe 10. Finland's basic income experiment (2017-2018) - Provided €560 monthly to 2,000 unemployed citizens. 11. Utrecht, Netherlands experiment (2017) - Tested different rates of aid. 12. Spain's Ingreso Mínimo Vital program. 13. Catalonia, Spain pilot plan (planned for 2021-2025). 14. Germany's €1,200 monthly basic income project for 120 citizens (started in 2020). 15. Wales pilot providing £1,600 monthly to care leavers aged 18+ (started in 2022). ## Africa 16. Namibia basic income pilot (2008-2009) in Otjivero-Omitara. 17. GiveDirectly experiment in Kenya - Long-term 12-year study. 18. Eight project in Fort Portal, Uganda (started 2017). ## Asia 19. Iran's national basic income program (started in 2010). 20. India's basic income pilots in partnership with UNICEF (started in 2011). 21. Macau's Wealth Partaking Scheme (since 2008). 22. South Korea's Youth Allowance Program in Seongnam (started 2016). This list covers many of the major UBI pilots and experiments around the world, though there are likely other smaller-scale projects not mentioned here. The field of UBI research continues to grow with new pilots being proposed and implemented regularly. Citations: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_pilots [2] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/basic-income.asp [3] https://basicincome.org/news/2022/07/countries-that-have-tried-universal-basic-income/ [4] https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bill%20Reports/House/1045%20HBA%20HSEL%2023.htm [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income [6] https://thefga.org/research/why-states-should-ban-universal-basic-income-schemes/ [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_around_the_world [8] https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/universal-basic-income-programs/