110 Iowans now have an extra $500 per month in their hands. Here’s who they are:

The 110 central Iowans participating in the state’s first basic income study have now received their first $500 check — a monthly payment they’ll receive for the next two years to pay for rent, utilities, child care and other basic living needs.

They were randomly selected from a pool of 6,000 who applied in February for UpLift — The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot , a program led by The Tom and Ruth Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement with support from more than 30 community partners and funding from 11 public and private entities.

Basic income programs often […]

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