Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

A rainbow over San Francisco Bay. Google is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot in California’s Bay Area.

The program will give $12,000 over a year to 225 families to help them secure long-term housing.

Universal basic income programs have surged in popularity as a poverty-fighting tool. Alphabet -owned Google is co-funding a pilot program that will give $2.8 million to 450 California families on the verge of homelessness to test whether the cash helps them secure long-term housing.Google.org, the search giant’s philanthropic arm, will help provide 225 families with $1,000 a month in guaranteed basic income for […]

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