Harris County Commissioners Court on August 15, 2024. Harris County will launch a new version of its guaranteed income program after the state struck down the county’s effort to provide monthly payments to low-income families.
The new program, dubbed Uplift Harris 2.0, will provide $500 monthly through preloaded debit cards to nearly 2,000 families who were already selected in the program’s previous iteration. The new program will include restrictions on spending categories.
During Commissioners Court on Tuesday, County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the new program wasn’t necessarily “the spirit” of the original pilot program, but added that she believes it’ll still […]
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