Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.

Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.

A view of the Seattle skyline. Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images A Seattle basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month, nearly doubling employment among participants.

The majority of the selected participants were people of color.

Basic income pilots nationwide have seen noteworthy success, despite conservative opposition. A Seattle guaranteed basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month to help reduce poverty . Employment in the group nearly doubled, and numerous unhoused residents secured housing.The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County launched a 10-month guaranteed basic income pilot program with 102 participants in fall 2022. New findings by […]

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