The City of Los Angeles has developed one of the biggest guaranteed income programs in the nation, providing payments of $1,000 a month for a full year for 3,200 people. The government program—named Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot or the BIG LEAP by city officials—gives unconditional cash assistance to participants in this pilot program.
The program’s mission is to give ongoing and immediate financial support to Los Angeles’ residents who have been affected by the impacts of poverty and the pandemic. The money is meant to be a supplement to welfare programs.
The BIG LEAP program does not […]
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