| 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 Basic Income Research
Explore our visualization of basic income research and its connection to a variety of social issues.
What is Basic Income?
Some defining features:
Cash payment
It is paid in cash, allowing individuals to determine what they need.
Unconditional
It is provided without a work requirement or any other conditions.
Periodic
It is a recurring payment, rather than a one-off grant.
Recent Updates
Stanford Basic Income Lab Presents at United Way Bay Area GBI Convening
United Way Bay Area held a convening on Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) programs in the San Francisco Bay Area on May 13, 2026 in Oakland, California. Stanford Basic Income Lab was …
Guaranteed Income Research Update Presented at Upstream Research Center Annual Retreat
Stanford CPI Postdoctoral Scholar Caitlin Ahearn presented an update on research-in-progress examining whether receiving Guaranteed Income improves modifiable cancer risk factors.