A basic income program in Atlanta gave low-income Black women $850 a month, no-strings-attached. Georgia’s basic income pilot helped low-income Black women afford bills and pay down debt.
The program gave participants monthly cash payments — amounting to $20,400 over two years.
Shamarra Woods, 31, said basic income helped her pay for rent and day care for her young daughter. When Shamarra Woods first started receiving basic income, she was able to buy clothes, diapers, and formula for her newborn baby. As her daughter grew into a toddler, the no-strings cash payments helped Woods pay for day care.Woods, […]
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