The programme, expected to cost about $US30 million annually, will not cost Marshallese taxpayers and is covered by a trust fund under the Compact of Free Association. The initiative acts as a financial safety net for the nation’s 43,000 citizens and helps stem high levels of outward migration.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/587675/marshall-islands-launches-first-universal-basic-income-scheme-to-stop-outward-migration