Ithaca Guaranteed Income launches dashboard, finds majority of funds spent on food

Ithaca Guaranteed Income launches dashboard, finds majority of funds spent on food

Asha Sanaker is one of the participants in the Ithaca Guaranteed Income pilot program. (Photo by Casey Martin) ITHACA, N.Y.—The fourth monthly payment of $450 was just made to participants in the Ithaca Guaranteed Income (IGI) pilot program that the City of Ithaca first announced last December .

Though the whole enrollment process took a little longer than initially planned, payments began in June, and each participant was given a reloadable debit card that is replenished with funds on the 15th of each month.

The program was designed with the intention of helping caretakers with some additional money for their responsibilities […]

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