A county in Houston, Texas is gearing up to launch a new basic income program that will provide monthly cash assistance to nearly 2,000 families.
In a new press release, Harris County says it is giving away more than $17 million to 1,928 households who are struggling to make ends meet through the Uplift Harris program.
For one and a half years, the guaranteed income pilot program will distribute $500 each month to families living below 200% of the federal poverty line.The signup process will be open from January 8th to 26th. Households living in one of the 10 “high-poverty” zip […]
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