LA County is ready to receive applications for a three-year experimental guaranteed income program that gives recipients the freedom to decide how the money is spent. A thousand dollars a month — no strings attached. It may not sound like a huge sum of money, but for 1,000 low-income individuals and families in LA County, it could be life changing.
Starting Monday, March 31, LA County will accept applications for its new guaranteed income program called “Breathe.”
“We don’t expect that this program will, in effect, end systemic poverty,” says Supervisor Holly Mitchell , who represents LA County’s 2nd District. […]
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