More than 82,500 residents applied for Harris County’s cash assistance program

More than 82,500 residents applied for Harris County’s cash assistance program

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Public Health Executive Director Barbie Robinson attended a news conference on June 5, 2023 to announce the county could launch a guaranteed income pilot program. Harris County’s guaranteed basic income program received more than 82,000 applications from residents before the online portal closed earlier this month .

Around 1,900 households will be randomly selected from the applicant pool to participate in the Uplift Harris program , which will provide $500 monthly payments to low-income households for 18 months.

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