A couple of years ago, I heard about the launch of a fascinating program in Marin. A group of 125 low-income moms would receive a guaranteed income of $1,000 a month for two years to spend on whatever they wanted. No strings attached.
State and local governments, and some private funders, are launching dozens of pilot projects making direct, monthly payments to low-income residents to help meet basic needs. Researchers will study what happens next. Key question: will this money add to, reform, or supplant current welfare programs?
State and local governments, and some private funders, are launching dozens of pilot projects making direct, monthly payments to low-income residents to help meet basic needs. Researchers will study what happens next. Key question: will this money add to, reform, or supplant current welfare programs?
Four years after Stockton conducted a nationally-watched experiment, giving 125 households $500 a month with no strings attached, dozens of programs throughout California including in Long Beach are testing the idea of a guaranteed income.