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Marshall Islands launches first universal basic income scheme to stop outward migration

RNZ 23 Feb 2026
But he and many other Marshallese have received a lifeline thanks to a world-first universal basic income (UBI) scheme, promising to deliver citizens $US800 ($1130) across four payments per year.
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Basic Income for the Arts is now permanent. But for artists who apply, the money is not

The Irish Times 21 Feb 2026
There have been basic income trials elsewhere, but this is the first permanent scheme of its kind anywhere ... Others – including the campaign group Basic Income Ireland – see it as a step towards a universal basic income.
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Ireland Launches World's First Permanent Basic Income Scheme For Artists, Paying $385 a Week

Slashdot 16 Feb 2026
Ireland has announced what it says is the world's first permanent basic income program for artists, a scheme that will pay 2,000 selected artists $385 per week for three years, funded by an ...
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Ireland launches world first scheme to provide basic income for artists

BBC News 15 Feb 2026
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‘Rolling lottery’ system for artists’ basic income scheme is a ‘terrifying’ move

Irish Independent 15 Feb 2026
Singer Mary Coughlan has criticised ...
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Ireland announces new scheme providing basic income for artists

Irish Central 15 Feb 2026
Payment to 2,000 artists selected for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme will begin before the end of the year ... .
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What’s happening with the basic income for artists scheme?

The Irish Times 14 Feb 2026
What is the basic income for artists scheme?. The Basic Income for the Arts was introduced as a pilot scheme in 2022 by then minister for culture Catherine Martin ... Thanks to the basic income, artists ...
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Ireland can afford a basic income scheme for all

The Irish Times 13 Feb 2026
Sir, – As a founding member of Basic Income Ireland (BII) I would like to point out that we have been advocating for a universal basic income since May 2011 ... of Basic Income for Ireland.
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2026 Basic Income Support for Sustainability opens for applications (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
) Press release 2026 Basic Income Support for Sustainability opens for applications ... Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme.
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Ireland launches a permanent basic income project for artists

AV Club 12 Feb 2026
... this week, as the BBC reports that the country has just launched a full-time, permanent program to provide weekly universal basic income, for a period of three years, to 2,000 artists in the country.
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Ireland is paying artists a basic income in a pioneering scheme

News-Press Now 12 Feb 2026
(CNN) — The Irish government is implementing a pioneering scheme that will give 2,000 artists a basic income for three years, allowing them to focus on their creative output while maintaining an adequate standard of living.
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Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists

BBC News 11 Feb 2026
The Basic Income for ...
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Critics slam another delay to SA’s Basic Income Grant

Eye Witness News 11 Feb 2026
The Department of Social ...
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Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists

Straits Times 10 Feb 2026
DUBLIN, Feb 10 - Ireland rolled out a permanent basic ...
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Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent

The Guardian 10 Feb 2026
The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 ...

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