Some Los Angeles Families to Get $1,000 Monthly in New Basic Income Rollout

Some Los Angeles Families to Get $1,000 Monthly in New Basic Income Rollout

Photo: (Photo : Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Some residents in Los Angeles are getting a substantial windfall of $1,000 every month as the city rolls out its new program, BIG:LEAP, or Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot.

Under this initiative, 3,000 households could benefit from receiving a basic income from the government, provided that they send in their application before the November 7 deadline. Mayor Eric Garcetti said that BIG:LEAP is meant to help families struggling to make ends meet.

"Its name perfectly captures what we’re doing here in L.A. because we’re taking a big leap forward in our generational […]

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