One of the participants in the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County’s guaranteed basic income pilot program at her graduation ceremony from North Seattle College. Some students who participated in the program said they would not have been able to finish their programs without the $500 cash assistance from the pilot. Does giving people money with no strings attached stop them from working? A recent report from the Workforce Development Council (WDC) of Seattle-King County showed just the opposite.
From 2022-2023, the council piloted a guaranteed basic income program that gave 102 participants $500 per month for 10 months. When […]
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