The city will join a coalition of cities experimenting with a guaranteed basic income by giving 200 families at risk of homelessness $750 a month for a year.
Somerville launches its guaranteed income pilot as positive results come in from Cambridge study cambridgeday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cambridgeday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Somerville mayor announces new municipal housing voucher program yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Efforts to slow rent increases in Somerville took a step forward last week after the City Council unanimously backed sending a proposed rent stabilization home rule petition to the state Legislature.