Fifty low-income Milwaukee families could receive $500 a month for 18 months under a new pilot program being considered by the city.
It’s called a universal basic income program, and it’s being modeled after the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) in Stockton, California.
SEED became the country’s first city-led guaranteed income initiative when it was launched in February. The program provides 125 Stockton residents a guaranteed income of $500 per month for 10 months. Last week, the Milwaukee Common Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee advanced its own guaranteed income plan."Our model is based off (the Stockton) model, but tweeked a […]
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