Newark to launch ‘guaranteed income’ pilot program for up to 400 residents

Newark to launch ‘guaranteed income’ pilot program for up to 400 residents

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will announce details Monday on a pilot program that will provide approximately 400 Newark residents with a guaranteed monthly income.

The initiative is part of the Newark Movement for Economic Equity and is being run in partnership with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income , a group that was founded last June. MGI is a coalition of mayors who are advocating for a guaranteed income. The city of Newark was one of the first cities to join the MGI network.

Newark’s guaranteed income pilot program also will serve as a research study that will explore the impacts of […]

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