A family As more communities experiment with guaranteed income, researchers seek to understand how families’ improved finances affect their wellness
This article originally appeared in Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine .
When the Stockton, California, city government gave a group of randomly selected residents in low-income neighborhoods $500 a month for two years-no strings attached-the impact reached beyond recipients’ pocketbooks.Researchers studying Stockton’s pilot program found that the regular payments, begun in 2019, stabilized families’ finances and spurred more full-time employment. But they also discovered that many of the 150 participants also showed improved mental health outcomes , including reduced […]
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