Results of the year-long basic income study were released at an event in Portland Tuesday, Sept. 10. Allison Edwards, third from right, a program participant, said the payments gave her the financial stability to spend more time with her young daughter. A year-long cash assistance program for low-income single mothers in Maine shows promising results, according to findings from the pilot program released yesterday.
The Quality Housing Coalition launched the basic income initiative last year, providing $1,000 monthly cash payments to 20 single mothers who had previously experienced homelessness. The participants were free to use the money as they saw […]
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