Basic Income pilot communities picked

Basic Income pilot communities picked

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Wynne_pic_cropped.jpg Ontario chooses Thunder Bay, Lindsay and Hamilton

HAMILTON—Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced her government’s plan to provide 4,000 residents of Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Lindsay with a guaranteed basic income as part of a pilot study to determine if that approach will assist lower income families improve their job prospects and quality of life.

Under the plan, the province’s working poor and homeless residents would receive a basic income that would pay for their basic needs, food and shelter.Under the pilot project, recipients will be randomly chosen and will begin receiving the funds as soon as this summer. The […]

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