El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, left, listens as Commissioner David Stout speaks during a recent meeting. (Cindy Ramirez / El Paso Matters) Dozens of families across El Paso County will soon be eligible to receive $500 monthly cash payments after county commissioners unanimously agreed to set aside $500,000 to provide financial assistance to households.
Details of the county’s program will be worked out in the months ahead. But it will be a pilot for a so-called guaranteed income program, a strategy that aims to reduce poverty by giving cash monthly to struggling families with no strings attached. The county […]
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