County supervisors OK universal basic income pilot project

Some of Yolo County’s poorest families with young children will receive a hand up and out of poverty through a universal basic income pilot project approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

The 31 families in the CalWORKS Housing Support Program that have children under the age of 2 will receive monthly payments for a year, up to a maximum of $12,155.

That cash assistance, combined with the CalWORKS grant they already receive to help with housing and other costs, would bring these families’ incomes above California’s minimum poverty threshold ($25,658 for a family of four), according to Nolan Sullivan […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.