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  • New data shows success of Durham's guaranteed income program

    October 06, 2022 |

    WRAL-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Step Up Durham’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program gives 109 people who were formerly incarcerated $600 a month, no questions asked. The purpose of the monthly payments is to help people who may need extra assistance to meet their basic needs.

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  • For More Than 20 Guaranteed Income Projects, the Data Is In

    September 28, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States

    Guaranteed basic income programs, which gained prevalence during the pandemic, have helped people make ends need and purchase necessities during times of need. The hope is to break down stigmas around welfare, dispel misconceptions, and ultimately produce data that compels national policy change.

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  • Guaranteed Income Programs Spread, City by City

    September 10, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A universal basic income pilot program in Los Angeles provides monthly payments of $1,000 for a year to those in need who meet specific criteria. More than 48 guaranteed income programs have been started in cities nationwide since 2020, and the L.A. program, which is one of the nation’s largest programs thus far, benefits 3,200 people.

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  • How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

    June 15, 2022 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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  • A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.

    May 31, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

    Crime and violence went down by 50 percent in a group of at-risk Liberian men when they were offered therapy as well as cash - even up to a decade later. The long-lasting impact of the study has inspired a similar program in Chicago where youth are given access to therapy as well as job training. Criminal arrests have fallen by half in the group of men who took part in the Chicago initiative.

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  • US youths leaving care given cash, and time, as COVID spurs action

    May 23, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Young adults aging out of foster care are given monthly cash payouts to provide a financial security net. The universal basic income program is meant to mitigate the high rates of homelessness amongst foster youths.

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  • How $1,000 a Month in Guaranteed Income Is Helping N.Y.C. Mothers

    January 18, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cash payments for mothers experiencing poverty in New York City have provided a security net, helping to fill in the gaps for food and baby supplies. The guaranteed income doesn’t come with any conditions, meaning mothers were able to spend the money any way they needed too.

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  • Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments

    January 17, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A concept that was popularized by MLK Jr., guaranteed basic income, will be launching in his hometown of Atlanta. Monthly cash payments have proven to be beneficial to recipients in a number of pilot programs across the world. Qualifying recipients have seen increased employment opportunities, better health outcomes, and the ability to avoid predatory debt.

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  • Is it time for Guaranteed Basic Income in Chicago?

    October 23, 2021 |

    WBEZ |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A proposed program in Chicago could work to close the racial wealth gap through the use of a guaranteed basic income. Unlike Universal Basic Income, which has seen impressive results in places like Stockton, California, GBI provides monthly cash payments only to people who qualify.

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  • Inside the Nation's Largest Guaranteed Income Experiment

    September 16, 2021 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Compton, California

    A guaranteed income program is giving people the financial security to invest in themselves, avoid predatory loans, pay off debt, and improve their general quality of life. The lack of conditions on how the monthly cash payments should be utilized gives recipients the freedom to do what they need with the money.

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