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  What happens when work can no longer guarantee people an income? As automation reshapes employment, Universal Basic Income is moving back into the policy debate, ensuring that the wealth and productivity created by AI are shared more broadly. https://zurl.co/R4KRu

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  Can basic income help us share AI's gains? As artificial intelligence transforms the world of work, it could also deepen economic inequality, concentrating wealth among those who own and control the technology. Read the full article here: https://zurl.co/BN7GD

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  India’s AI employment paradox: More technology, but more opportunities for whom? Artificial intelligence promises new possibilities for innovation, productivity and economic growth. At the same time, it raises difficult questions about the future of work. https://zurl.co/1BqhI

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  Good ideas need good strategies. Building support for basic income takes more than winning people over to the idea. It requires building lasting political alliances, navigating disagreements and being prepared to turn opportunities into real policy change.

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  What if protecting nature starts with income security for communities? Two-year basic income pilot with 211 Indigenous people in the Amazon found improvements in food security, savings and wellbeing. Nearly 90% adopted environmentally beneficial practices. https://zurl.co/FbYoE

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  Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts is moving from pilot to permanent policy. The renewed scheme will provide 2,000 professional artists with €1,413 a month for three years, backed by €34.4 million in government funding. https://zurl.co/gfKvn

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  Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts is entering its next chapter. The first batch of successful applicants will soon be contacted. The scheme is expected to support 2,000 professional Irish artists. Over 10,000 people reportedly applied. https://zurl.co/cKFbs

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  🧠 Did you know? 40 years of BIEN, 1 big question: what would it actually take to give everyone a basic income? Starting next week, we're breaking down the questions we get asked most: what it is, who it's for, how it's funded, and what it means for social policy. Stay tuned!

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  The Scottish Government is taking another step toward basic income for artists. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed plans to pilot the culture scheme by 2031, alongside a commitment to increase funding by £100 million a year by 2028/29. https://zurl.co/E0Fof

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  Dolly Parton understood something at the heart of basic income: trust. After the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, her My People Fund gave affected families $1,000 a month for six months, with no conditions on how they spent it. Scott Santens article pays tribute https://zurl.co/Vh6YJ

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  A new IQRA article looks at how societies can build systems that ensure people have basic economic security and dignity. See how Zakat is a pillar of social protection and connect it to contemporary debates around Canada's proposed Basic Income Bill S-206.https://zurl.co/27dFy

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  A former participant in Atlanta's guaranteed income pilot used her $500 monthly payments to cover essential bills while launching her own consulting business. Four years later, that business continues to provide income alongside her full-time job. https://zurl.co/C0FV6

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  Universal Basic Income is back in the UK spotlight. Following Andy Burnham's rise to Prime Minister, articles examine whether his long-standing interest in UBI could shape future government policy as AI, insecure work, and the cost-of-living crisis rise https://zurl.co/3rPc6

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  A universal basic income could dramatically reduce poverty and narrow inequality. One proposed UK model suggests £75/week for adults, £50/week per child, and £205/week for pensioners could halve child and pensioner poverty, working-age poverty by 75% https://zurl.co/8dENv

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  Our July newsletter is out! This edition covers a new global roadmap for eradicating poverty, the Bootstraps UBI docuseries heading to streaming in 2026, and Comingle's community-funded UBI platform now in beta. Join our network and subscribe here: https://zurl.co/rm8i4

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  Albuquerque is expanding its Guaranteed Income Initiative aimed at reducing crime and supporting people recovering from substance use. The city will provide $750 per month for three years to participants, pairing payments with access to support services.https://zurl.co/8sM70