Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) listens to a staff presentation at a Sept. 17 meeting. County supervisors on Tuesday killed a proposal spearheaded by Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) to establish a pilot project giving 60 low-income residents $500 every month for 18 months.
The guaranteed income program, known as the Resident Income Stability Enhancement, or RISE Loudoun, was slated to use $2 million from the county’s budget surplus. Participation would be available to residents at or below 30% of the area median income.
Saines said the program would be “another tool in the toolbox” for the county to help struggling […]
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