https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More than 2.1 million people applied to be part of Germany's first long-term universal basic income project. Could it be a future model for the country? We spoke to the project manager. https://www.thelocal.de/20201116/get-people-off-the-hamster-wheel-inside-germanys-1200-per-month-basic-income-experiment Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:15:49 +0100 get-people-off-the-hamster-wheel-inside-germanys-1200-per-month-basic-income-experiment Fancy getting more than €1,000 a month without really doing anything? Here's what you need to know about Germany's new basic income project. https://www.thelocal.de/20200821/how-to-apply-for-germanys-1200-a-month-basic-income-experiment Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:14:00 +0200 how-to-apply-for-germanys-1200-a-month-basic-income-experiment A group of people are to receive €1,200 'universal basic income' per month for three years in a new German study. https://www.thelocal.de/20200821/what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-universal-basic-income-trial Fri, 21 Aug 2020 10:56:29 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-universal-basic-income-trial Miko from Berlin may only be five, but he already has €1,000 ($1,063) per month to live on - not from hard graft, but as part of an experiment into universal basic income. https://www.thelocal.de/20170417/berlin-startup-offers-a-year-with-no-money-worries Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:09:47 +0200 berlin-startup-offers-a-year-with-no-money-worries What would happen if everyone was suddenly paid €1,000 a month with no strings attached? "Let's try it," says Michael Bohmeyer, who raised the money through crowdfunding and will now experiment with the idea of a basic income for one year. https://www.thelocal.de/20140725/this-man-wants-to-give-you-12000 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:04:00 +0200 this-man-wants-to-give-you-12000