Sacramento County is now part of an expanding number of US communities providing unconditional payments to their lowest-income citizens. In March 2024 the Sacramento Board of Supervisors gave its approval to the basic-income pilot program. Low-income Black and Native American families will be eligible to receive $725 a month from it. Through a cooperation with United Way, the county is providing $725 Stimulus Checks 2024 for Everyone. United Way and Sacramento County have already collaborated on other basic-income initiatives.
Beginning in June 2021 and running through May 2023, the county’s initial program provided $300 a month to about 100 households. […]
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