5,000 Low-Income Households Get First Monthly Check From Cash Assistance Pilot

5,000 Low-Income Households Get First Monthly Check From Cash Assistance Pilot

Clouds form over the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan as seen from Oakwood Beach in Chicago on May 17, 2022. CHICAGO — The city has sent out the first payment of $500 to the 5,000 households picked for Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot, officials said Tuesday.

The $31.5 million program is one of the largest monthly cash assistant pilots in the United States, according to the city. More than 176,000 Chicago households applied to get $500 checks each month for a year as part of the program; 5,000 were picked and have been sent their first payment.

The program is meant to […]

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