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StepUp Durham Selected as Administrator of City’s Guaranteed Income Pilot

Pilot Expected to Launch in Late 2021

At the Monday, August 16 City Council meeting, City Council voted to authorize a contract with StepUp Durham to administer Durham’s Guaranteed Income Pilot.With City funding, StepUp Durham will hire a full-time coordinator dedicated to the implementation of this pilot. Through a grant from Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI) , 115 formerly-incarcerated individuals will be randomly selected to receive an unconditional, cash transfer of $500 per month. The pilot will last one year.The objective of Durham’s local pilot is to evaluate […]

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