Austin paid 135 families a $1,000 a month for a year. Here’s what they spent it on.

Austin paid 135 families a $1,000 a month for a year. Here's what they spent it on.

Even with no guidelines, analysts found that nearly every participant used the payments to get ahead on things like rent, childcare and grocery costs.

AUSTIN, Texas — Soaring rent costs and inflation is Austin’s reality in many cases, and it’s leaving families trying to find ways to keep up.

That’s why it’s encouraging to see that a city pilot program designed to help Austinites deal with affordability issues is producing real results.A "guaranteed income" program gave families $1,000 each month for one year to keep them in Austin.A total of 135 families received the funding as part of a study done […]

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