Residents of Texas’ Harris County could find themselves hundreds of dollars better off each month as part of a program to address income inequality in the area.
The Uplift Harris County Cash Assistance Pilot program will provide a selection of county households with $500 per month for 18 months.
The effort is part of a guaranteed-income pilot program funded by 2021’s federal American Rescue Plan Act to "address economic inequity and reduce poverty," according to the county’s website. It is being enacted in response to the recent coronavirus pandemic, which the program says "magnified many long-standing health and economic inequities in […]
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