Guaranteed income program in DC lowered rates of food insecurity, report says

Guaranteed income program in DC lowered rates of food insecurity, report says

dolgachov/ iStock Story at a glance THRIVE East of the River was a program that began distributing cash payments of $5,500 to 590 Washington, D.C., residents.

The program ran from July 2020 to January 2022 and had no rules for how the money must be spent.

A report found 54 percent of recipients spent the money on housing while 42 percent used it for food. A program that provided cash payments to a group of Washington, D.C., residents disproportionately hit by the coronavirus pandemic proved a big success, with recipients reporting substantially better mental health and […]

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