# BASIC INCOME EARTH NETWORK (BIEN)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177066
- **Other names:** BIEN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 8, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177066


## Contact

- **Address:** 40 Kedale Road, Seaford, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN25 2BU
- **Phone:** 07428 665256
- **Email:** bien@basicincome.org
- **Website:** www.basicincome.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT BASIC INCOME, THAT IS, A PERIODIC CASH PAYMENT DELIVERED TO ALL ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, WITHOUT MEANS TEST OR WORK REQUIREMENT; TO SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS COMMITTED TO, OR INTERESTED IN, BASIC INCOME; TO STIMULATE AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH ABOUT BASIC INCOME; AND TO FOSTER INFORMED PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON BASIC INCOME THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

**Activities:** The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) offers education about alternative arguments about, proposals for, and problems concerning, basic income as idea, institution, and public policy practice. BIEN organises public conferences around the world on an annual basis and serves as a repository of published research.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Russia
- Scotland
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Sarath Chandra Davala** | Chair | Aug. 26, 2018 |
| Diana Bashur |  | Aug. 21, 2021 |
| Dr Jurgen De Wispelaere |  | Aug. 28, 2023 |
| Dr Miriam Opwonya Laker |  | Jan. 20, 2026 |
| Dr Neil Howard |  | Nov. 18, 2021 |
| Dr Reinhard Huss |  | Dec. 16, 2021 |
| Dr Vibhor Mathur |  | Feb. 4, 2026 |
| Fabienne Hansen |  | Aug. 31, 2024 |
| James Patrick Grant |  | Dec. 16, 2021 |
| Julio Linares |  | Aug. 26, 2018 |
| Olaf Michael Johannes Ostertag |  | Aug. 28, 2023 |
| Professor Lindsay Stirton |  | Dec. 21, 2023 |
| Seng Kiat Lee |  | Aug. 31, 2024 |
| Tyler Prochazka |  | Aug. 26, 2018 |




