Katherine McQueen/Getty Images (New York) — Debbie Wilkerson, after years of battling bad credit, is on track to save for a down payment on her first home.
She says a guaranteed income pilot program has helped her single-income family find some stability, while living check-to-check has left her family with no way to own their first home Was.
“I don’t have to worry anymore,” Wilkerson said in an interview.Guaranteed income programs make direct cash payments to recipients to address poverty or economic inequality.Mayors for Guaranteed Income, a national network of mayors and researchers leading similar programs, is running a temporary pilot […]
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