Denver Basic Income Project looks to expand pilot this summer

Denver Basic Income Project looks to expand pilot this summer

DENVER ( KDVR ) — An idea born from the pandemic to give direct cash to Denver’s most vulnerable population is planning to grow its footprint in the Mile High City.

The Denver Basic Income Project has been operational since the start of 2021, with the goal of cutting checks with no strings attached to people experiencing homelessness. Since August of last year, it has given out roughly $70,000 in guaranteed income to 11 individuals as part of its first pilot.

“The genesis of it was really at the beginning of COVID when I was watching people losing their sources of […]

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