A yearlong basic income experiment in New Jersey helped residents buy groceries and pay rent, the city’s mayor said. Now they’re expanding the program.

A yearlong basic income experiment in New Jersey helped residents buy groceries and pay rent, the city’s mayor said. Now they’re expanding the program.

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh. Foto: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Paterson, New Jersey, is giving about 200 residents $400 a month in guaranteed income.

It’s the second time the city has carried out a program like this.

Paterson’s mayor said last time, residents spent the money on groceries and rent. A New Jersey city is giving about 200 residents $400 a month in a re-launched universal basic income experiment that previously helped people pay for rent and groceries, the city’s mayor said.In a press conference on December 21, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said that about 200 […]

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