Report: First-of-its-kind Guaranteed Income Program in Rural Area Improved Financial, Physical, and Mental Well-being

Report: First-of-its-kind Guaranteed Income Program in Rural Area Improved Financial, Physical, and Mental Well-being

In a report authored by the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), findings from the Ulster County, NY, pilot program show connections between the receipt of unconditional cash and improved financial security and quality of life in a rural context.

KINGSTON, NY AND PHILADELPHIA, PA — People who received monthly cash payments for 17 months as part of the Ulster County Project Resilience guaranteed income program reported improved quality of life as a result of increased financial assistance, according to a report by SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research(link is external) […]

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