Chicago guaranteed basic income program will begin accepting applications on April 25

Chicago guaranteed basic income program will begin accepting applications on April 25

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Chicago residents can start applying for the city’s $500-per-month basic income pilot program in less than two weeks, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday.

Dubbed the Chicago Resilient Communities pilot, the cash assistance program will accept applications from 9 a.m. April 25 to 11:59 p.m. May 13. It will be one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in the U.S., with $31.5 million total going to 5,000 families in $500 payments.A May lottery will determine who gets selected. Eligibility includes being an adult resident of Chicago, having suffered economic hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic and earning at […]

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