San Antonio experimented with a guaranteed basic income program that sent more than $5,000 to 1,000 families with no strings attached to the funds. Participants’ survey responses suggest the program was a success.
The program offered $5,108 over the course of 25 months with no stipulations about what the money could be used for. Participants had to fall 150% below the poverty line to be eligible.
“I felt supported for the first time ever,” Ingrid Sullivan, a participant with four children and three grandchildren, said. “I didn’t know what it felt like before this.”Participants reported using the money for rent, groceries, […]
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