Newark adding 400 more residents to guaranteed income pilot program

Newark adding 400 more residents to guaranteed income pilot program

money-1-e1507323246143 (1) When it was introduced this summer, some questioned whether the guaranteed income pilot program that began giving Newark residents $500 per month — to be used as they choose — was sustainable.

The answer came Monday.

Mayor Ras Baraka announced Monday that the program — which began with 30 residents — was being expanded to 400 participants in a second phase that already has begun.The program, being implemented in partnership with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income , will address the economic insecurity faced by Newark’s residents by providing $6,000 per year for two years. Who qualifies? For the […]

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