Applications opened Tuesday for East Oakland residents to apply to receive $500 a month for 18 months as part of Oakland’s new guaranteed income program. It is the latest experiment in a nationwide ...

United Way launched the first Sacramento basic income pilot in June 2021. As part of that trial, the nonprofit has given 100 low-income residents in the county $300 a month, and will continue to ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services launched its Direct Cash Transfer Plus Pilot in February 2022. The program targets homeless people between 18 to 24 who have an "intention to become housed ...

Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty program where selected residents receive monthly, unrestricted cash payments to spend as they see fit. “It won’t solve all the issues,” said Crowell.

A report on Tacoma's pilot program isn't due until 2024, but Abigail Lawson, the director of GRIT, says they're already hearing anecdotally from participants about the benefit of the program.

Deborah Ogarro Kelly, 47, receives $1,400 a month from a Washington DC basic income program. She uses it to pay for housing, healthcare, and food.

The City Council approved a $31.5 million basic income pilot program as part of Lightfoot's $16.7 billion budget plan for 2022, and the mayor announced Thursday the city will begin accepting ...