ITHACA, NY—The fourth monthly payment of $450 has just been made to participants in the Ithaca Guaranteed Income (IGI) pilot program that the City of Ithaca first announced last December.
Although the entire registration process took a little longer than initially planned, payments began in June and each participant received a reloadable debit card that is reloaded with funds on the 15th of each month.
The program was designed with the intention of helping caregivers with some additional money for their responsibilities that may be uncompensated, such as caring for children or an elderly person. Asha Sanaker, a local resident and […]
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