The results of the experiment have been described as "beautifully surprising". Image: Getty Homeless people given a one-time cash transfer of C$7,500 (AU$7,900) spent fewer days homeless and ultimately saved the Canadian shelter system C$8,100, in what has been described as a “beautifully surprising result”.
Vancouver-based charity, the Foundation for Social Change, partnered with the University of British Columbia to identify 50 people who had recently fallen into homelessness and give them the one-off payment, before studying their spending habits over the next year.
Participants were identified as not struggling with significant mental health or substance abuse issues.The study, called the […]
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