Chelsea, drawing on state, municipal, and philanthropic funding, gave nearly 2,213 families $400 a month via cash cards for eight months under a program dubbed Chelsea Eats. United South End Settlements, using only private funds, is in the midst of an 18-month program called STEP, or Striving Toward Economic Prosperity, that gives $800 monthly checks […]
Guaranteed income
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Lessons learned from guaranteed income experiments
CHELSEA, DRAWING on state, municipal, and philanthropic funding, gave nearly 2,213 families $400 a month via cash cards for eight months under a program dubbed Chelsea Eats. United South End Settlements, using only private funds, is in the midst of an 18-month program called STEP, or Striving Toward Economic Prosperity, that gives $800 monthly checks […]
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Getting guaranteed income across the finish line
RICHARD NIXON is not typically associated with progressive welfare reform. But he came very close to a different legacy — one that would have made the United States a global leader in addressing poverty and hunger. So what happened? It all came down to one misinformed advisor, one small district in England, and a fabricated […]