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What is an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)?

Unconditional Basic Income is a monthly payment to each citizen guaranteed by the government. Throughout the (European) UBI network it is defined by four aspects:

Enough for living and for cultural and social participation
For every single person
Enforceable as a human right
No strings attached

Sometimes it is also called Universal Basic Income. We see the UBI as a paradigm shift that will transform our societies for the future by separating income and employment. We see it as a human right and it should be as self-evident as health insurance for everyone. In the UBI4ALL raffle a Basic Income is defined by an amount of 800€ per month. This amount is approximately the average at risk-of-poverty line in Europe and is a symbolic amount for Basic Income worldwide.

How does the UBI raffle work?

UBI4ALL raffles off Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) of 800€ per month for the duration of one year. Each person who wins, receives a monthly transfer directly to her/his bank account for the duration of one year, receiving € 9600 in total. The registration for the raffle is free of charge. Every person aged minimum 16 years is eligible to register for the raffle. For each raffle participants get a new lot number. The draw of the lot number will be shown for the public via livestream or similar way.

Why become a UBI Beaver?

If you're a so-called ‘UBI Beaver’, you're conveniently entered into every raffle automatically. Then you don’t need to register for the raffle each time like Non-Beavers have to. ‘UBI Beavers’ give a monthly donation of the amount they like – minimum € 1. A beaver is considered as a hearty animal that is very strong and likes to reshape its environment.

How will I know if I won the UBI?

If you win we will contact you promptly by email. Please make sure that our emails do not end up in the spam filter. Additionally, you can sign-up for our newsletter easily. From time to time the newsletter informs you about the next raffle date, the results of the raffle and news from UBI4ALL. We raffle off Basic Income transparently via livestream. You will get the livestream link by our newsletter and on our social media channels.

Do I have to pay tax on the UBI winning?

Countries mostly have different tax laws. In some countries you don't have to pay tax on the UBI profit, in others it is taxed at a flat rate, in still others it is taxed in proportion to your income.

In special situations, such as state social benefits, you may have to report the UBI gain immediately and it will be imputed. However, a UBI is always a gain.

How is this project financed?

By donations only! All team members work honorary, without getting a salary for their work. The donations are split into two pots. The bulk of the donations flow into the Basic Income we raffle off. The remaining part of donations covers our costs like IT tools and fees, mailing provider, bank and payment fees, legal and tax costs and others.

What is UBI4ALL

UBI4ALL is a European non-profit organisation founded in 2020. Its goal is to let people experience Basic Income in real life and so enrich the public debates about UBI. Furthermore, UBI4ALL advocates for UBI as a human right which shall erase poverty, reduce stress and enable more time for innovation and caring for people and nature.

The project was built up in cooperation with the team of the European Citizens’ Initiative for an Unconditional Basic Income (ECI-UBI) 2020-2022. It was inspired by Mein Grundeinkommen which raffles off Basic Income very successfully in the German speaking countries. The team of UBI4ALL consists of Basic Income activists from several countries. The legal entity behind UBI4ALL is the German non-profit organisation EBI Politische Teilhabe in Europa gemeinnützige UG.

How can I participate in the raffle?

We encourage people from all over the world to take part in our regular raffles at UBI4ALL (to participate you have to be 16 years old minimum). First, you have to register at the UBI4ALL website and get a personal account. Then you need to register for the raffle each time – unless you are a so-called ‘UBI Beaver’ who voluntarily makes a monthly donation.

After confirmed registration, what’s next?

Every time we have funded € 9600 (which equals one year UBI) we send you emails informing you about the date of the next raffle event and your lot number. We also mention the raffle date on our website. A ‘UBI Beaver’ is conveniently entered into every raffle automatically. Non-Beavers have to register for every single raffle.

You can find out whether you won by watching our livestream on the day of the raffle. If you won, we will inform you via email shortly after.

Can someone win the UBI two times?

No. One person is eligible to win one UBI only. For every raffle we exclude the winners of the past.

We distance ourselves from racism, sexism and group-based misanthropy. However, for our raffles we do not conduct an attitude test. This means that theoretically a neo-Nazi can also win. The Basic Income we give away is unconditional and for everyone who is eligible.

We want to make sure that our raffles remain fair. That's why we have introduced a fairness rule: no country can win twice in a row.

How do you ensure that there is no cheating?

In the participating form you have to fill in your first name, last name, birth date and resident country exactly as in your ID card. If you win the UBI you have to show us your ID card, we check the data and we also check the picture. So no cheating is possible.

How can I support the project?

There are many ways to support us. One is to become a ‘UBI Beaver’, who is conveniently entered into every raffle automatically. Then you don’t need to register for the raffle each time like Non-Beavers have to.

‘UBI Beavers’ give a monthly donation of the amount they like – minimum € 1.

If you simply wish to donate to our project, please use our donation page or just use the bank transfer details:

EBI Politische Teilhabe in Europa gUG
IBAN: DE39 4265 1315 0000 0948 47

For a donation receipt please ask on info@ubi4all.org.

Our aim is to spur the worldwide discussion and motivate you to talk about UBI with as many people as possible. You can support us by asking your family and friends: What would you change in your life if you get a UBI? We promise, you will get inspiring answers and very interesting discussions.

Please share our website on social media, WhatsApp, other messengers or just via email to your family and friends. Therefore, we make an effort to present our website in your preferred language. Also, if you like to help by becoming a team member please write us to info@ubi4all.org.

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