A network of mayors, county officials and state legislators advocating for direct cash policies that create economic stability for all Americans. www.mayorsforagi.org
"The personal bankruptcy rate had fallen about 51% ... because... the government rolled out interventions meant to help people make ends meet. Today, that expanded social safety net is gone. Bankruptcy filings are climbing back up."
More Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean?The bankruptcy rate has risen about 48% between 2022 and 2025, although it's still below pre-pandemic levels.www.npr.orgYet another guaranteed income pilot showing that if we want to address public safety, we need to end poverty. "Before enrolling in RAMP-UP, participants had been arrested an average of 8.7 times, during the program's first year, only 5% were re-arrested and returned to custody."
Can guaranteed income help keep formerly incarcerated people from returning to prison? Mecklenburg County's pilot program is showing promising signs.Mecklenburg County's RAMP-UP pilot program provides eligible participants with a $600 monthly income supplement for one year, early data is showing promise.www.wcnc.comStimulus checks cut the bankruptcy rate in half. Now that they're gone, Americans have nothing to fall back on and more families are falling into ruin. A guaranteed income would not just cut the bankruptcy rate in half. It could nearly eliminate it.
NPRThe bankruptcy rate has risen about 48% between 2022 and 2025, although it's still below pre-pandemic levels. n.pr/44UpVA8
"There are no stereotypes when it comes to guaranteed income. The educated folks need guaranteed income, people who are responsible with their money need guaranteed income. Financial hardship can happen to anyone." - IMPACT Atlanta recipient Crystal Crawford
A former basic income recipient used her $500 a month check to start a business. It's keeping her afloat 4 years later.Crystal Crawford, 40, received $500 a month for one year after a job loss. She still worries about savings, but feels more financially stable.www.businessinsider.comGuaranteed income programs worked in Iowa. The state legislature banned them any way. Johnson County Supervisor V Fixmer-Oraiz, on why local governments need all the tools to address the affordability crisis in the Hawkeye state.
The evidence shows that guaranteed income worked in Iowa | Guest ColumnJohnson County supervisor V Fixmer-Oraiz stays focused on a bright future in a Press-Citizen guest column.www.press-citizen.comNearly 500,000 Arizonans have lost access to SNAP. Across the US over 2M people have lost access, including 1M children. The floor that kept American families from starving is being demolished. We need to build something new. https://guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/arizona-is-a-warning
Arizona is a warningWhat it looks like when the social safety net collapsesguaranteedincomeworks.substack.comUnrestricted cash helped Jennymarie find stability after job loss. Now she works in a nonprofit supporting others in need. Her story shows how guaranteed income is an invests in the community for the long term. https://guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/im-the-proof-that-guaranteed-income
I’m the proof that guaranteed income works in NewarkHow monthly payments created stability after job loss and helped during crisis.guaranteedincomeworks.substack.comIowa banned guaranteed income programs in 2024, even though the data show that they bring economic relief and hope to neighbors in need. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-06-12/iowa-basic-income-program-generates-an-outcome-not-found-in-other-states-high-levels-of-hope
Iowa basic income program generates an outcome not found in other states: high levels of hopeResearchers presented their findings from the Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot in Des Moines. Their study looked at how participants used monthly $500 payments, and how it affected their well-being and...www.iowapublicradio.orgNearly 60% of American voters support basic income.
Data for ProgressNEW: Voters support placing a tax on AI companies to fund various proposals, including a new jobs training program for displaced workers (74%), a new jobs creation program (74%), expanded unemployment insurance (70%), and Universal Basic Income (59%).
The Marshall Islands are home to the world's first nationwide universal basic income program. Check out this update from ABC Australia to find out how it's going. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sundayextra/universal-basic-income-republic-of-marshall-islands-/106456790
World-first universal basic income scheme underway in the Marshall Islands - ABC listenIn 2025, the Republic of the Marshall Islands rolled out the world’s first nationwide universal basic income scheme.www.abc.net.auFairfax County experimented with providing ALICE families — households that earn above the Federal Poverty Level, but not enough to afford a basic household budget — with $750 in monthly guaranteed income for 18 months. As Phys.org reports, the results were clear. phys.org/news/2026-06...
"The results are undeniable," reports The Guardian on Magnolia Mother’s Trust, which provides low-income Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi, $1,000 each month for 12 months—no strings attached. 👏
This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniableThe Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first to target low-income families led by Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippiwww.theguardian.comOn the Guaranteed Income Works Substack this week, we spoke with a mother in Atlanta who received $500 per month for 12 months through the I.M.P.A.C.T. guaranteed income program. guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/i-want-to-...
Momentum for guaranteed income is growing around the world. 🌏 In South Korea, a rural basic income pilot in Yeoncheon County is already showing early signs of success, with increased local spending and economic activity.
Yeoncheon Basic Income Lifts Population and Spending in Five MonthsYeoncheon County's rural basic income program drove local currency sales up 341% to 20.6 billion won and added 1,818 residents in five months, the county said.en.sedaily.comFantastic news ➡️ Flint's Rx Kids is already proving that cash during and after pregnancy can lead to healthier moms and newborns, and now the program is expanding to Cleveland this fall! https://rxkids.org/rx-kids-launches-in-ohio/
This week on the Guaranteed Income Works Substack, we spoke with Taniquewa Brewster, a mother, community organizer, community health worker and doula in Austin, Texas. https://guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/the-underserved-are-not-un-deserved
Zaaear Pack was one of 200 young parents to receive an unconditional cash payment of $1,000 a month for 24 months as part of Mayor Brandon M. Scott's Baltimore Young Families Success Fund. Read her July 4th essay on financial stability and freedom here: zaaearpack.substack.com/p/freedom-do...
Axios reports on the results of Iowa's first basic income pilot, UpLift: https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2026/06/25/central-iowa-uplift-universal-basic-income