Some Newarkers will get $500 a month - no strings attached - in pilot income program
Updated May 12, 9:33 AM;
Posted May 10, 8:20 PM
Newark resident Duwan Priester, at the podium, is among the first 30 participants in a guaranteed income program announced by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Monday. Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Newark families and individuals will begin receiving cash payments worth $500 a month with no restrictions on how they spend the money, under a guaranteed income trial program addressing housing insecurity, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Monday.
The program, known as the Newark Movement for Economic Equity, will begin paying an initial group of 30 recipients as soon as this week, followed by another 370 households this fall, for a total of 400 participants in the two-year program, which is being paid for through private contributions from foundations and individuals.
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On Monday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced the launch of the city’s highly anticipated guaranteed income pilot program, dubbed the “Newark Movement for Economic Equity.” (AshTproductions/Shutterstock)
NEWARK, NJ Newark has kicked off a bold social experiment, and it could make New Jersey s largest city a nationwide trendsetter, officials say.
On Monday, Mayor Ras Baraka announced the launch of the city s highly anticipated guaranteed income pilot program, dubbed the Newark Movement for Economic Equity. Hundreds of Newark residents will eventually get unconditional cash payments worth $12,000 spaced out over two years – with no strings attached and no work requirements.
Some N.J. residents will get $500 a month – no strings attached – in pilot income program
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Newark resident Duwan Priester, at the podium, is among the first 30 participants in a guaranteed income program announced by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Monday. Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Newark, N.J., families and individuals will begin receiving cash payments worth $500 a month with no restrictions on how they spend the money, under a guaranteed income trial program addressing housing insecurity, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Monday.
The so-called Newark Movement for Economic Equity program will begin paying an initial group of 30 recipients as soon as this week, followed by another 370 households this fall, for a total of 400 participants in the two-year program, which is being paid through private contributions from foundations and individuals.