Housing | How $750 a month helped Bay Area homeless people spend less time on the street

Over the course of the year, a hundred homeless people in the Bay Area and Los Angeles received $750 a month, no questions asked, to spend as they pleased.

How did they manage their money?

Newly released results from the “ guaranteed income ” program that handed out the payments found participants overwhelmingly used the cash to cover everyday necessities — food, housing and transportation. Crucially, the assistance helped some recipients get off the street once they could afford rent or the costs of moving into an apartment.“It’s what we all need as people, just a little bit of support when […]

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