From Finland to Kenya, Stockton to Barcelona - a growing body of controlled experiments is building the evidence base for unconditional income. Here is what they found.
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2,000 unemployed adults received 560 EUR per month for two years with no conditions. The most rigorous national-scale UBI study to date.
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A combined basic income and active social policies experiment in the most deprived districts of Barcelona. 1,000 households over two years.
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Over 20,000 people across rural Kenya receiving 12-year guaranteed transfers. The largest and longest UBI study in history.
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125 residents of Stockton, California received $500 per month for 24 months. Full-time employment doubled among recipients versus the control group.
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One of the earliest guaranteed income experiments. Researchers found a significant reduction in hospitalisation rates and improvements in educational outcomes.
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Residents of Otjivero-Omitara received 100 Namibian dollars per month. Child malnutrition fell from 42% to 17% within a year of the pilot starting.
Read the results -Pilots and experiments documented worldwide
Participants in documented trials
EU petition signatures in 2013
Year of the first national-scale pilot (Finland)
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