Mountain View prepares to roll out basic income pilot program giving select residents $500 a month

Mountain View prepares to roll out basic income pilot program giving select residents $500 a month

News City Council set to discuss UBi program details at Tuesday, Sept. 28, meeting

Mountain View’s guaranteed basic income program, proposed by Councilwoman Margaret Abe-Koga, could provide $500 monthly pay to low-income families. The city of Mountain View is looking to give low-income families $500 monthly checks with no strings attached, joining a growing number of cities across the country testing out a guaranteed basic income program.

The plan is to use $1 million in federal stimulus funds to launch a financial assistance pilot in the mold of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which has gained popularity in recent years as […]

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