Research shows benefits of guaranteed income as launch of Harris County pilot program nears

Research shows benefits of guaranteed income as launch of Harris County pilot program nears

Grocery prices are on the rise in Houston, according to U.S. Census Bureau data Uplift Harris plans to make $500 payments each month for 18 months to over 1,900 households. Applicants, who will learn if they were selected in March, were required to be living 200% below the federal poverty line and in one of the top 10 high-poverty ZIP codes in Harris County.

The COVID-19 pandemic provided momentum for guaranteed income programs in the U.S., a concept championed by Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. As of 2022, there were at least 28 cities across the […]

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