Project | Location | Implementing organization | Dates | Recipients | Amount and frequency | Design of program |
Alaska | Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (state-owned) | Ongoing since 1982 | All Alaska residents | Approx. $1,000-$2,000 / year | Universal base income | |
North Carolina | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Ongoing since 1996 | All enrolled members of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Approx. $3,500-6,000 / 6 months | Universal base income | |
Ontario Basic Income Pilot (Canada) | 3 sites in Ontario, Canada | Government of Ontario | 2017 - 2019 | 4,000 low-income individuals and couples (18-64 years old) | Up to $16,989 [$24,027]/year for a single person [couple], less 50% of any earned income Up to $500/month additional for people with disabilities Control group: compensated for participation in study | Universal basic income |
New York City, NY New Orleans metropolitan area, LA Omaha metropolitan area, NE Twin Cities, MN | University of California, Irvine Columbia University New York University University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2017 - 2022 | 1,000 low-income mothers with newborns | $333 / month for 40 months for treatment mothers Control group: $20 / month for 40 months | Base income | |
Santa Monica, CA | City of Santa Monica Housing and Economic Development | Nov 2017 - ongoing | 21 low-income elderly, rent-burdened renters (proposed expansion to 300) | Calculated by household using the Basic Needs Subsidy Method, average of $500 / month | Base income | |
Chicago, IL | Direct Giving Lab | Ongoing since 2017 | 70 low-income families (proposed expansion to 200) | $100 / month | Base income | |
Jackson, MS | Springboard To Opportunities | 2018 - 2019 | 16 low-income African-American mothers | $1,000 / month | Basic income | |
Stockton, CA | Office of Mayor Michael Tubbs, Reinvent South Stockton Coalition, Reinvent Stockton Foundation | Feb 2019 - Jul 2020 | 130 residents of low-to middle-income neighborhoods | $500 / month Control group: compensated for participation in study | Universal base income | |
TBD in 2019 | Y Combinator Research | TBD (3-5 yrs) | 1,000 residents of low- to middle-income neighborhoods | $1,000 / month Control group: $50 / month | Universal basic income | |
Chicago Resilient Families Initiative (proposed) | Chicago, IL | Chicago Resilient Families Initiative Task Force | TBD | Proposed: 1000 families | Proposed: $500 / month | Universal base income |
Newark, NJ | Newark Mayor’s Office Exploratory Task Force | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Definitions
Universal: everyone in a given geography is eligible (for pilots, this may be a random selection of residents of low and middle income neighborhoods)
Not universal: targeted to specific groups
Basic income: the amount is approximately sufficient to meet basic needs
Base income: the amount is intended to be a supplement, but not to ensure basic needs
Cash transfers: one-time transfer of cash, rather than regular installments