But significantly improving a recipient's housing situation might only be possible in a longer-term program or with larger payments, the researchers found.
And the cash transfers did not cause recipients to work less , a common concern with basic income programs, the report found.
A growing landscape of basic income experimentsLocal and state governments across the country are experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs, often targeting the region's most vulnerable residents, including new and expecting mothers and the lowest-income families.
AdvertisementRecipients of a year-long basic income program in Austin, Texas, used most of the cash on housing costs and became "substantially more housing secure," according to surveys.
"One of the undergirding premises of basic income programs, in general, is giving folks the decision-making latitude to choose for themselves where that money goes," Palmer said.
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