BII welcomes the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme Basic Income Ireland (BII), the national body for the promotion of a Basic Income in Ireland, has welcomed the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme, announced on Tuesday 5 April 2022. Basic Income is a regular payment to every Read more…
Basic Income Ireland, a national body for the promotion of a Universal and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) in Ireland, issues the following comment on the proposal for a Basic Income Guarantee contained in the recent Pathways to Work 2021-2025 document released by Government. The proposal in the Pathways to Work Read more…
On 25 September 2020, a coalition of Universal Basic Income activist groups across Europe launched a petition to the Europe Commission, calling for the introduction of UBI schemes throughout the European Union. This petition kicks off a formal mechanism called a European Citizens’ Initiative, which (if successful) calls on the Read more…
Covid-19 has caused a worldwide crisis in public health, economy and society, as well as for individuals and households. It requires new, imaginative government measures along with citizen action and participation. We need to find new ways of thinking about work and contribution, while protecting the most vulnerable in communities Read more…
We invite voters in the upcoming 2020 Irish Elections to contact your local candidates who support basic income. The following is a summary of pro-basic income parties and candidates as well as links to their manifestos, policy proposals and contact details. Let them know by email or through social media Read more…
Basic Income Ireland has responded to question 24 of the Irish Government’s public consultation, which asks: “What are the most important issues for the Government to consider in developing a long term strategy to 2050 in order to ensure a just transition?” We make the case that a universal, unconditional Read more…
We are thrilled to announce our new website with a new domain – BasicIncome.ie Six years after our last refresh, we’ve given the site a new look and feel that reflects the ambitions of the Irish basic income movement, the growing awareness and support for basic income among voters, and Read more…
“Universal Basic Income: Pennies from Heaven” by Paul O’Brien is now available from bookstores and online. Paul is a member of Basic Income Ireland, and the book develops themes that the group have been discussing for some years. The book is about a radical idea: the idea that each of Read more…
Basic Income Ireland member Roisin Mulligan has been awarded the 2012 Basic Income Studies Essay prize for her paper “Universal Basic Income and Recognition Theory – A Tangible Step towards an Ideal.” This prize is given for the best paper presented at the BIEN biennial congress and will be published Read more…
About thirty people attended the Basic Income Ireland website launch and participatory event at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, on March 7th, 2013. We briefly introduced the concept of basic income, how it can be paid for and what the Basic Income Ireland network hopes to achieve. Our chief Read more…