People receiving the city’s Guaranteed Income live primarily in northeast Rochester; the third went to college

People receiving the city's Guaranteed Income live primarily in northeast Rochester; the third went to college

Evans Buntley’s story is familiar to many Rochester tenants.

He needed to find a new place to live, but the $1,200 rent for a modest two-story house on Avenue C was more than double what he was paying when he lived with his cousin. It was a major life change, but necessary, Buntley said, because his aging cousin needed a place for himself.

Buntley made ends meet with the $500 he receives each month from the city of Rochester with no strings attached and no repayment required. By the numbers Key stats about GBI recipients Median income: $16,958 74% are women […]

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