An ambitious experiment to give young people money and trust them to spend it well shows promising early signs, participants ...

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Students in the L.A. Community College District’s guaranteed basic income program have received the last of twelve monthly $1,000 payments. LAist spoke with some of these students to learn more about ...

Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, concluded its payment cycle at the start of 2025. The county is now preparing ...

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A Capital & Main investigation found some of L.A.’s largest landlords are continuing to reject Section 8 tenants based on ...

Across the nation, the consequences of a childcare shortage are dire. Women leave the workforce. Young families move away. Employers can’t find ...

"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

CITY HALL — THE CITY COUNCIL has launched a new guaranteed income program for young, homeless New Yorkers, allocating $1.5 million in the FY2026 budget to support 60 participants ages 18 to 24, ...

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New York City is preparing to roll out a guaranteed income program that will provide $15,800 per person to disadvantaged residents. What Happened: The New York City Council has set aside $1.5 million ...