| Basic Income Lab
What We Do
Equip the field with insights on the growth and evolution of basic income experiments, pilots, and demonstrations.
Harvest learning from policymakers and practitioners implementing basic income pilots.
Convene stakeholders around the politics, philosophy, economics and implementation of basic income and related cash policies.
What We Do
Equip the field with insights on the growth and evolution of basic income experiments, pilots, and demonstrations.
Harvest learning from policymakers and practitioners implementing basic income pilots.
Convene stakeholders around the politics, philosophy, economics and implementation of basic income and related cash policies.
Visualizing UBI Research
Explore our visualization of UBI research and its connection to a variety of social issues.
What is Basic Income?
Some defining features
Periodic
It is a recurring payment, rather than a one-off grant.
Cash payment
It is paid in cash, allowing individuals to determine what they need.
Universal
It is paid to all members of a community, rather than targeted to a specific population.
Individual
It is paid on an individual basis.
Unconditional
It is provided without a work requirement or any other conditions.
Recent Updates
Updated Global Map of Experiments: Now Sort Pilots by a Variety of Criteria
The Global Experiments Map has been updated to provide the number of pilots by country and enable sorting of pilots by multiple criteria.
Stanford Basic Income Lab Partners to Launch Guaranteed Income Pilots Dashboard
The first-of-its-kind Dashboard is a partnership of the Stanford Basic Income Lab, Center for Guaranteed Income Research, and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income.