Experimental program will provide $500 per month to 200 Pittsburgh residents

Experimental program will provide $500 per month to 200 Pittsburgh residents

Homes along North Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Mexican War Streets on the North Side. A program that could be launched before the end of the year would give a $500 monthly payment to 200 low-income Pittsburgh residents for two years with no strings attached.

“It allows people to use the money in the way they need to improve their lives and the lives of their household members,” said Michele Abbott, manager of OnePGH’s Assured Cash Experiment program.

City Council is considering allocating $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the program, as recommended by Mayor Bill Peduto. It was […]

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