A Texas county plans to give low-income residents in the Houston area $500 a month as part of a universal basic income plan

A Texas county plans to give low-income residents in the Houston area $500 a month as part of a universal basic income plan

Harris County in Texas, which includes Houston, plans to give low-income residents $500 a month.

The county is using $20.5 million of COVID-19 relief to fund the program.

A county in Texas is planning to give residents monthly payments to combat economic inequity, a plan that it says has worked in other states."Uplift Harris" is a guaranteed monthly income program that provides eligible households with $500 a month for up to 18 months, according to the county’s website .Harris County, which includes Houston, has one of the highest rates of economic inequity in the country. Over 16% of its […]

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