With basic income, families had more housing and food securityUpTogether reported that basic income positively impacted participants' financial stability, well-being, and food and housing security. The percentage of participants with housing stability rose from 45% to 60%, while the participants reported an 8% decline in homelessness. More basic income programs are aimed at parentsMarin County's pilot isn't the only basic program to focus on low-income mothers. A basic income program in New Mexico also gave $500 a month to mixed-citizenship status immigrant families with children. Compared to federal safety nets like SNAP, Medicaid, or rental vouchers, basic income allows families more flexible spending.

---

Persons: —, Claudia Muralles, San Francisco Bay — Muralles, Muralles, UpTogether, Community Action Marin, Marin County's, Flint, Jesús Gerena, Marin, Gerena Organizations: Service, Marin County , California —, Business, UpTogether, Marin Community Foundation, Marin Housing, Community Action, Children, Child Tax, Local, Medicaid Locations: Marin County , California, San Francisco Bay, Marin, Marin County, America, Flint , Michigan, New Mexico, GBI