UBI Piloters' Network
Newsletter 14, Sept '24
SocialProtection.org’s Podcast on "The Evolution of Universal Basic Income: From Pilots to Policy”
Episode 41 of the Socialprotection.org Podcast is on the topic of "The Evolution of Universal Basic Income: From Pilots to Policy”, featuring Eduardo Suplicy (State Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo) and Jurgen De Wispelaere (IPR Policy Fellow, University of Bath and BIEN EC).
Across the world, interest for universal social protection mechanisms has skyrocketed, in particular following the pandemic and its transversal effects on the poor, vulnerable and not so vulnerable populations. Social assistance mechanisms such as child benefits or elderly pensions have already had a history of encompassing the entire group with universal mechanisms in some countries; however, universal basic income (UBI) schemes are still in the stage of theoretical and policy discussion, without having been set up.
In this context, Brazil is an interesting case: in 2004, Brazil adopted a law that establishes a “Renda Básica de Cidadania” (Basic citizenship income). That effort was pushed by its rapporteur, Mr. Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy, who was a senator at the time and a vigorous UBI advocate to this day. In this podcast episode, we will talk about how the Basic citizenship income came to be, the possible advantages of adopting an UBI, the main challenges and what lessons have been learned with the recent discussions on the theme.
For our Quick Wins segment, we are joined by Jurgen De Wispelaere, discussing his recently launched publication at the International Social Security Review, a Special Issue called "Emergency basic income: Distraction or opportunity".
News interview with Nika Soon-Shiong on the Long Beach Housing Pledge.
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Post-pandemic, direct cash payments have proven effective in addressing housing and poverty issues. Are we ready to embrace this innovative approach? 🌟 HUD is working to integrate GI strategies into the current supportive housing system.
Today, @katecagle covered the Long Beach #HousingPledge for @spectrumnews1socal
Discover how these developments could impact our approach to housing justice by exploring our latest Policy Brief in the link in our bio! 📚🔗 #HousingJustice #DirectCash
7th International UBI Regulars’ Tables
On Friday, September 20, 2024, marks the 7th International UBI Regulars' Tables, held as part of the 17th International Basic Income Week we organized with UBI4ALL over 60 UBI Regulars' Tables worldwide, here please find the Details: https://www.ubi4all.org/regulars-table
UBIdata: Data for Basic Income Research and Policy
At its most recent congress, BIEN launched UBIdata, an innovative new tool with a mission to match reliable information about basic income with a rapidly growing global user base of individuals and organisations eager to learn more.
UBIdata gathers, processes and displays data about basic income pilots and experiments, survey and micro-simulations, political and media debates, and the development of grassroots organisations and networks. When completed, UBIdata will feature different interfaces and tools for interested audiences to engage with available information to meet their diverse needs and demands.
UBIdata is an ambitious project which is currently in its prototype starting phase. The current beta-version focuses on collecting and disseminating key data of a small selection of pilots and experiments in six countries. In its starting phase, the goal is to demonstrate and test the utility and user experience of the project on a small scale.
You can get involved and support us by sharing UBIdata with your networks, by trying out the tool, and by providing feedback at contact@ubidata.io. Your input and suggestions are vital for making UBIdata a helpful tool for everyone interested in the basic income idea.
Visit us at
http://ubidata.io
Pilot news from Catalonia
The Office of the Pilot Plan to Implement the Universal Basic Income of the Government of Catalonia has made available to the public the conferences of the events carried out during the previous mandate. This agency, in charge of the design, implementation and evaluation of a universal basic income pilot plan in Catalonia, held conferences in 2023 and 2024 on universal basic income as an emerging human right, on the effects of a universal basic income on women and the impact of a basic income in a changing labor market. The materials, also in English, can be found at this link: https://presidencia.gencat.cat/ca/ambits_d_actuacio/renda-basica-universal/Documentacio-i-enllacos-dinteres