It’s been more than a year since the City of Austin approved a pilot program providing $1,000 checks every month to low-income families. (KXAN Photo / Blake DeVine) AUSTIN (KXAN) — For an entire year, 135 households in Austin received $1,000 every month.
It was part of the city’s guaranteed income pilot , which tested how direct cash might help individuals and families with low incomes.
The guaranteed income pilot was put on by UpTogether, a national nonprofit that worked with 10 community-based partners to raise more than $500,000 of additional funds for the program. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Austin to give guaranteed […]
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