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1. Revision 4Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 AMLiveAI-organised, reviewed

   Added three newer randomised trials (Germany 2021–2024, a one-time $1,000 US transfer in 2020, and a 2018 NBER review) alongside the US guaranteed-income and Finnish experiments; the picture is now four randomised trials plus a review, all pointing to small or no employment effects, with wellbeing gains that are short-lived in the US study and not yet measured over the long run elsewhere.

   • · The main finding was rewritten.
   • · Updated “Do payments reduce paid work?”.
   • · Updated “Where does the time and money go?”.
   • · Updated “What happens to wellbeing?”.
   • · 3 new sources cited.
   • · The note on uncertainty changed.
   • · The key takeaways were revised.
   • · 2 new pieces of guidance for specific situations.
   • · 1 new open question.
2. Revision 3Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 PMAI-organised, reviewed

   Initial Starting Map on whether unconditional cash payments reduce work and how they affect wellbeing, drawing on two randomised trials: the US OpenResearch guaranteed-income study and Finland's basic income experiment.

   • · First published version.