Shreveport City Council supports privately funded guaranteed income pilot program

Shreveport City Council supports privately funded guaranteed income pilot program

FILE: $100 bills. (NEXSTAR) SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport City Council approved a resolution Tuesday supporting a privately funded guaranteed income pilot program to provide direct cash payments of at least $600 a month for one year to more than 100 households in the city starting in December.

The money is unconditional. There are no work requirements and no restrictions on how the money can be spent.

The resolution introduced by Mayor Adrian Perkins authorizes the city to enter into an agreement with the Mayors for Guaranteed Income (MGI) and the United Way of Northwest Louisiana in partnership with the […]

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