California City Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents

California City Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents

AP Photo/Eric Risberg This week, San Francisco launched a guaranteed income program for transgender residents to receive payments each month for up to 18 months.

Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday that the Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) Program will provide transgender people with $1,200/month for a year and a half.

"We know that our trans communities experience much higher rates of poverty and discrimination, so this program will target support to lift individuals in this community up,” Breed said in a statement. “We will keep building on programs like this to provide those in the greatest need with the financial […]

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