Read previewA Massachusetts city is giving low-income families $750 a month, no strings attached.
The guaranteed basic income program will focus on residents who are in danger of losing their homes.
The Somerville GBI Pilot will serve about 200 low-income families currently experiencing housing insecurity.
Related stories"My life was always just a couple hundred dollars short," a participant in San Antonio's income program told BI.
St. Louis, Missouri recently distributed $500 monthly payments to low-income families, and Flint, Michigan is offering funds to new mothers.
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