Can direct cash payments alleviate poverty? Here’s what Denver has learned

Can direct cash payments alleviate poverty? Here’s what Denver has learned

Authorities force a cleanup of an encampment at 4th Avenue and Kalamath Street. April 25, 2024.

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Does giving direct cash payments to people experiencing homelessness help alleviate poverty?A one-year study following around 800 participants in Denver, one of the largest study of its kind, says yes.The Denver Basic Income Project is reporting “significant improvements in housing outcomes” among its participants, according to results released by researchers from University of Denver on Tuesday.The study found that about 45 percent of original participants, all of whom were unhoused at the start, were living in their own house or […]

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