SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's an idea that's sweeping the country: unconditional cash handed out on a monthly basis to families most in need. Universal basic income pilot programs are popping up all ...

Illinois’ Cook County, which includes Chicago, has opened up applications for one of the largest guaranteed basic income pilots in the U.S. to date. Starting this week, Cook County residents can apply ...

The 110 central Iowans participating in the state's first basic income study have now received their first $500 check — a monthly payment they'll receive for the next two years to pay for rent, ...

LA advanced a proposal for a new basic income program targeting domestic abuse survivors. It's inspired by the results of the city's BIG:LEAP program, a large-scale basic income pilot. BIG:LEAP found ...

Coachella is now accepting applications from residents to receive assistance under the Immigrant Families Recovery Program, a basic income initiative to help low-income immigrant families in the city.

Rochester, N.Y. — The city is launching a guaranteed basic income program for 351 households, Mayor Malik Evans announced Thursday. The program will provide participants with $500 monthly payments for ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

A pilot program to combat California poverty won’t include Fresno, a major setback for local organizers who said the project could help in a city where nearly one in four people struggle to make ends ...

PHILADELPHIA - FEBRUARY 11: Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As U.S. President George W.

A program that will provide up to $12,000 in direct payments to a small group of homeless people and families in Denver over the course of 12 months is now accepting applications. The Denver Basic ...