Read previewFor some young New Orleans residents, guaranteed basic income helped them afford a ride to work.
The New Orleans guaranteed basic income pilot was a collaboration between Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Office of Youth and Families and the national advocacy network Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI).
AdvertisementResearchers, however, noted that the individualized impacts of guaranteed basic income are difficult to capture in a dataset.
For Howlette, the New Orleans pilot results show that housing, work, and transportation-related costs are major barriers for opportunity youth.
She said guaranteed income is just one way to help alleviate these challenges and prevent long-term poverty.
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