Oregon is considering new legislation that will give low-income and homeless people $1,000 a month in universal basic income.
The bill, introduced last month, would establish a Popular Housing Assistance Fund Demonstration Program through the state Department of Human Services.
Payments of $1,000 may be used at the discretion of the recipients.As many as 14,650 people are homeless in Oregon, data from the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows.According to Bill Track 50, the legislation would “provide 12 monthly payments of $1,000 to individuals who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, have a large rent burden, or earn 60 percent or […]
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