With the pandemic compounding previously widening income inequality, the City of Ithaca will soon launch a guaranteed income program that is aimed at providing privately-funded monthly payments of $450 to unpaid caregivers to help relieve their economic burden. How will it work?
110 qualifying families will randomly be selected to participate in the program, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick said Wednesday.
Unconditional monthly cash payments will be given to individuals. In order to qualify, an individual needs to be a caregiver living in the City of Ithaca, but does not need to have a job in caregiving. They just need […]
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