Here’s how a guaranteed $600 per month is changing lives in Durham

Here's how a guaranteed $600 per month is changing lives in Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — Tydricka Lewis is appreciative of the $600 she’s given each month as part of Durham’s guaranteed basic income program.

“It has impacted my life tremendously, making it more efficient for me to be a mother [in] a single parent home,” Lewis said. “I’m able to provide reliable decent transportation for my children.”

Lewis, a mother to three children, acknowledged the money is even more necessary with recent inflation.On Thursday, nonprofit StepUp Durham provided data on how its guaranteed basic income program doing since launching in March .StepUp Durham provides $600 each month, with no strings attached, to 109 […]

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