A basic income increases employment dramatically by reducing psychological distress – the Hudson study provides longer term evidence.

Key Stakeholders: HudsonUP, The Spark of Hudson, Humanity Forward, MGI How is this program different than others? This program gives funds for 5 years while most pilots only run for 1 year Research-Based Program Results This gives research gave advocates a unique opportunity to study the longer-term effects of basic income on the trajectory of recipient lives as the program is a 5-year timeline as opposed to a 1 year. The current published research reports on preliminary outcomes for the recipient after the first year of the program. This research was conducted through interviews and online quantitative surveys (Hamilton 3). According to online surveys employment, both full-time and part-time grew from 29% to 63%. (Hamilton 3). In qualitative interviews, many participants noted that both their physical and mental health had improved since joining the program. In quantitative surveys, the percentage of psychological distress decreased significantly (Hamilton 7). As advocates predicted in the interviews above the majority of participants reported increased feelings of the individual agency during their interviews (Hamilton 7). Finally, recipients of the cash reported greater feelings of stability and security. As well as an improved ability to make plans for the future and family and community relationships. GBI allowed parents to spend more time with their children increasing their child’s development, test scores, and parent-child relations (Hamilton 15).