Rochester City Hall. Rochester City Council on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to a proposal which establishes a pilot program for a Guaranteed Basic income.
The legislation appropriates $2.2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to provide $500 per month for one year to 175 individuals in households with income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The second year of the program will provide the same monthly amount to a different group of 175 people.
Before she left office at the end of November, former Mayor Lovely Warren submitted the legislation saying that “The quickest path […]
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