Applications open Friday for Los Angeles’ basic guaranteed income program

Applications open Friday for Los Angeles' basic guaranteed income program

Visitor wears a face mask while visiting the Griffith Observatory overlooking downtown Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Starting Friday, residents in Los Angeles can apply for the city’s guaranteed basic income pilot program, which will give $1,000 a month to 3,000 households for a year.

The nearly $40 million BIG: LEAP (Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot) program is the largest of its kind in the United States.

"Its name perfectly captures what we’re doing here in L.A. because we’re taking a big leap forward in our generational fight to end poverty, to break the back of our […]

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