Poor families in Minneapolis could tap into ‘guaranteed income’ of $500 per month

Poor families in Minneapolis could tap into 'guaranteed income' of $500 per month

“… people are best equipped to determine how to use resources that are made available to them.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. The city of Minneapolis would pay about 200 low-income families $500 a month for two years as part of a guaranteed income program that Mayor Jacob Frey wants to fund with American Rescue Plan dollars.

Frey on Friday released his proposal for spending $89 million of the $271 million federal pandemic relief money, a plan that includes allocations for housing assistance, violence prevention programs and a fund for city employees furloughed during the pandemic.

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