Delaware pilots guaranteed income: New mothers get $1,000 a month

Delaware’s program is different in that the money is just going to those who are pregnant with low-income in targeted ZIP codes. The state’s program is being funded with a combination of federal pandemic relief dollars and staff from the state Division of Public Health.

The initiative is being overseen by the Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium , whose mission is to reduce infant and maternal mortality and improve the health of new moms and babies.

Delaware’s infant mortality rate was one of the highest in the nation two decades ago, but efforts to reduce it have paid off, […]

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