Prefer definitions that cite BIEN.
Nair ’17 [Rejitha; July 2017; Law Professor at Nirma University; Nirma University Law Journal, “Basic Income Discourse in India from Human Rights Perspective,” vol. 6, no. 2]
It is in this backdrop that Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a poverty alleviation and redistribution method is gaining currency in India as an alternative to the dehumanizing means tested policies. UBI is premised on the idea that a just society needs to guarantee to each individual a minimum income which they can count on, and which provides the necessary material foundation for life with access to basic goods and dignity. The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) which is a network of scholars, from across the globe, working on basic income, defines basic income as ..... a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement".8