A new guaranteed basic income program is set to launch in the US, handing out $900,000 in no-strings-attached money to its participants.
California’s Fresno County has selected Huron and the 93706 zip code, two communities that struggle with relatively high poverty rates, to participate in a program that will see its citizens receive $500 a month for one year.
According to the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, the non-profit “Community Action Agency” organizing the program, the pilot aims to help struggling, low-income families with basic necessities.To be eligible to receive the monthly $500 checks, you must earn $35,000 or less in Huron, […]
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