New Mexico Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Immigrant Families – Report

New Mexico Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Immigrant Families – Report

A new report on a recently completed national guaranteed income pilot program for immigrant families shows how unrestricted cash assistance programs enabled low-income earners to take better jobs, improve their educational attainment, and improve other key outcomes for their children.

“As part of the NM Economic Relief Working Group’s 18-month Guaranteed Income (GI) Pilot, 330 households of mixed immigration status were selected to receive unconditional direct cash transfers of $500 per month for 12 months from February 2022 to February 2023 to receive rural communities and two-thirds from urban communities. 50 randomly selected mixed-status households were granted an additional extension […]

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