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☆ Sacramento will soon give low-income Black and Native American families $725 a month, no strings attached
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The basic income plan is part of a six-step strategy to reduce child poverty in the county. It will offer $725 a month to low-income Black and Native American families. She said the guaranteed income program is just one piece of a six-step plan to eliminate child poverty. Researchers found that on average, program participants said they spent more than half of the cash they received on housing. The basic income pilot will start sending out payments in July 2024 and will distribute the payments for 12 months.

Persons: —, Michelle Callejas, Callejas, Tonaeya Moore Organizations: Service, Sacramento, Supervisors, United Way, Sacramento County, United, Baltimore Young Locations: Sacramento, United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Austin, Sacramento County

☆ Oregon is giving homeless young people $1,000 a month to get back on their feet. Here's how it's going.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As state leaders scramble to address the problem, one solution is showing some promise: Give those young people $1,000 cash every month, no strings attached. AdvertisementSo far 120 young people across the state are receiving the direct cash payments, the report says. Participants receive payments of $ 1,000 a month. AdvertisementThe Baltimore Young Families Success Fund , for example, gives young parents in the city $1,000 a month. In Denver, the city recently extended a basic income program offering some residents up to $1,000 a month after participants reported increased housing security .

Persons: —, Anjala Huff, Huff, Tonaeya Moore, Austin, Sen, Paul Bettencourt Organizations: Service, Business, The Oregon Department of Human Services, DHS, Baltimore Young Locations: Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Maryland, Denver, Iowa , South Dakota , Arizona, Texas, Harris County, Houston

☆ Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing, a study found.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A guaranteed basic income program in Austin gave people $1,000 a month for a year. AdvertisementA guaranteed basic income plan in one of Texas's largest cities reduced rates of housing insecurity. Austin was the first city in Texas to launch a tax-payer-funded basic income program when the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot kicked off in May 2022. On average, program participants spent more than half of the cash they received on housing, the report's authors wrote. Harris County, which includes Houston, earlier this month launched a guaranteed basic income program that gives low-income residents up to $500 a month.

Persons: —, Austin, Taniquewa Brewster, KXAN, it's, Sen, Paul Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Tonaeya Moore Organizations: Service, Austin, Urban Institute, Washington DC, NBC, Houston Chronicle, Baltimore Young Locations: Austin, Texas, City, Washington, Houston, Harris County, United States, Baltimore

☆ Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They said they spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPeople who received guaranteed basic income in one of Texas' largest cities reported reduced rates of housing insecurity. Austin was the first city in Texas to launch a taxpayer-funded guaranteed-income program when the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot kicked off in May 2022. On average, program participants said they spent more than half of the cash they received on housing. While Austin was the first city in Texas to test a guaranteed-income program, it's now not the only one. AdvertisementAnd in Denver, a basic-income program that gives some people up to $1,000 a month was recently extended after participants reported increased housing security .

Persons: —, Austin, Taniquewa Brewster, KXAN, it's, Sen, Paul Bettencourt, Bettencourt, Tonaeya Moore Organizations: Service, Business, Austin, Urban Institute, NBC, Houston Chronicle, Baltimore Young Locations: Texas, City of Austin, Washington, DC, Houston, Harris County, United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Denver

☆ Denver's Basic Income Project has been so successful it's getting more funding and an extension
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Denver Basic Income Project just got an extension and more funding. The Denver Basic Income Project, which now provides monthly payments to 800 of the city's lowest-income households, announced it is extending its runtime for another six months. Many cities around the United States are experimenting with basic income projects to alleviate homelessness and support their most vulnerable residents. AdvertisementBut while basic income plans have largely shown success, not everyone is in favor of them, and many programs have drawn the ire of conservative lawmakers. "I am proud to endorse the Denver Basic Income Project and its vital role in our ongoing efforts to address homelessness and improve the lives of our residents."

Persons: it's, —, Mark Donovan, Donovan, Dia Broncucia, Justin Searls, Tonaeya Moore, Mike Johnston, Johnson Organizations: Service, Income, Colorado Trust, Center for Housing, Homelessness Research, University of Denver, Baltimore Young, Denver Locations: Denver, United States, Baltimore, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Iowa

☆ Republican lawmakers in Iowa seek to block guaranteed basic income programs, calling them 'insane'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRepublican lawmakers in Iowa are pulling out all the stops to block guaranteed basic income plans they described as "socialism on steroids." Guaranteed basic income programs typically offer no-strings-attached cash to certain groups, like the poor or new mothers. Universal basic income, its like-minded cousin, offers cash to entire populations regardless of income. Numerous counties and cities, many of them in red states, across the United States have been experimenting with guaranteed basic income plans. Holt called basic income programs an "attack on the work ethic in this country."

Persons: —, Steve Holt, Skyler Wheeler, Holt, Wheeler, Tonaeya Moore, It's, Moore, Joe Biden's, Nalo Johnson, Johnson, MINCOME, Evelyn Forget, Forget Organizations: Service, Business, The Gazette, Baltimore Young, Tax, Iowa Health Foundation, Gazette Locations: Iowa, United States, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Cedar Rapids, Flint , Michigan, Canada, Canadian

☆ Young parents in Baltimore are getting $1,000 a month, no strings attached, a deal so good some 'thought it was a scam'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Baltimore Young Families Success Fund provides 200 young parents $1,000 a month. One participant told Insider they were "ecstatic" to get the cash "without stipulations and strings." Then Tazhane Jordan told Insider that she was offered a lifeline. But there was no questioning the impact, she told Insider: The money "helped me keep my life afloat." People know what they need to support their family," Moore told Insider.

Persons: —, Tazhane Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Jordan, Tonaeya Moore, Moore, It's, We're Organizations: Baltimore Young, Service, Fund Locations: Maryland, Baltimore, Jordan

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