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What We Do

Convene stakeholders around the politics, philosophy, economics and implementation of basic income and related cash policies.

Harvest learning from policymakers and practitioners implementing basic income pilots.

Equip the field with insights on the growth and evolution of basic income experiments, pilots and demonstrations.

What We Do

Convene stakeholders around the politics, philosophy, economics and implementation of basic income and related cash policies.

Harvest learning from policymakers and practitioners implementing basic income pilots.

Equip the field with insights on the growth and evolution of basic income experiments, pilots and demonstrations.

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.

UPDATED: Global Map of Basic Income Experiments

Learn about experiments throughout the world, and compare across a range of designs and features.

Universal Basic Income COVID-19 Digest

View our digest of tools, research and events on basic income during the global pandemic.

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.