https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/ A weekly, hand-checked roundup of basic income, guaranteed income and cash transfer news from around the world, summarised in our own words with sources. en Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-kr-lee-visits-rural-pilot bi-news-kr-lee-visits-rural-pilot Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pilot President Lee Jae-myung made an unannounced visit to North Gyeongsang Province to see the rural basic income pilot, which pays residents 150,000 won a month in local vouchers. The pilot now runs in 17 of the 69 counties the government classes as depopulating. Source: Korea JoongAng Daily (Yonhap) https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/lee-visits-southeastern-province-to-inspect-pilot-basic-income-scheme/12948336 https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-nz-opportunity-citizens-income bi-news-nz-opportunity-citizens-income Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy Ahead of the 7 November election, the party proposes a tax-free payment of up to NZ$370 a week for almost all adults, replacing most benefits and paid for with a land value tax. It is a campaign proposal, not government policy. Source: BIEN https://basicincome.org/news/2026/10/a-universal-basic-income-proposal-might-be-on-the-table-in-new-zealand/, 1News https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/15/what-are-the-opportunity-partys-land-tax-and-citizens-income/ https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-tw-cash-handout-budget bi-news-tw-cash-handout-budget Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy The legislature sent the 2027 budget, which includes NT$235.7 billion for a NT$10,000 payment to every eligible resident, to committee review. The opposition KMT backs its own bill for NT$20,000; both remain proposals ahead of the 28 November local elections. Source: Focus Taiwan (CNA) https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202610270020, Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/10/16/2003866092 https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-pe-conservation-basic-income bi-news-pe-conservation-basic-income Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research A University of Bath evaluation of Cool Earth’s two-year pilot, which paid 211 people in three Asháninka communities about £2 a day, found the share of households unable to afford nutritious food fell from 73% to 26%. The study had no control group. Source: University of Bath https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/world-first-basic-income-trial-boosts-indigenous-livelihoods-and-amazon-rainforest-protection/ https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-us-musk-spacex-shares bi-news-us-musk-spacex-shares Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI & funding After Anthropic’s announcement, Elon Musk said he would give a SpaceX share to every American child next year, about $10.7 billion in total at the latest closing price. He has not said who qualifies or how the shares would be delivered. Source: Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/musk-pledges-10bn-in-spacex-shares-for-us-children-who-really-gains https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-us-anthropic-public-benefit-fund bi-news-us-anthropic-public-benefit-fund Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI & funding The AI company is placing 5% of its shares, subject to stockholder approval, in a new fund that could make large donations and might explore direct distributions to specific populations. It is not a basic income, and details on governance are due in the coming months. Source: Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fund https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-ie-basic-income-arts-permanent bi-news-ie-basic-income-arts-permanent Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy 2,000 artists chosen from more than 10,000 applicants will receive €325 a week for three years, with first payments backdated to September. The National Campaign for the Arts says €34 million in the 2027 budget funds the scheme. Source: MusicRadar https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/basic-income-scheme-for-irish-musicians-is-up-and-running-with-eur34-million-to-be-given-away-over-three-years https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-kr-rural-pilot-2027-call bi-news-kr-rural-pilot-2027-call Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pilot The agriculture ministry opened a call for about 18 more depopulating counties, with applications from 20 October to 3 November; residents would get 150,000 won a month in local vouchers. The 2027 budget proposal raises the central government’s share of the cost from 40% to 50%, pending parliament. Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Korea) https://www.mafra.go.kr/bbs/home/792/579390/artclView.do https://neteru-nyukin.eltociear.workers.dev/news/#n-us-alaska-pfd-2026 bi-news-us-alaska-pfd-2026 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy This year’s dividend is $1,000 plus a $200 energy relief payment. Direct deposits began on 1 October, with later payment dates on 22 October, 19 November and 17 December. Source: Alaska Department of Revenue, PFD Division https://pfd.alaska.gov/, Alaska’s News Source https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/09/30/permanent-fund-dividends-will-be-distributed-alaskans-starting-this-week/