Los Angeles is making moves to double down on a pilot program that offered a lifeline to some of its most vulnerable residents by providing $1,000 per month in guaranteed basic income. Amid the findings of a new study, LA City Council members are pushing to further the program. Councilmen Curren Price, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and Hugo Soto-Martinez introduced a motion Tuesday to secure a $4 million to $5 million investment in hopes of expanding the initiative, as reported by ABC7 . Through the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot (BIG:LEAP), 3,200 low-income families received unconditional financial assistance.
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