Mayor Katjana Ballantyne of Somerville at a Jan. 4 presentation on Clarendon Hill. (Photo: Emily Pauls) Following in Cambridge’s footsteps, Somerville has launched a guaranteed basic income pilot program, with 200 families set to begin receiving monthly payments of $750 in July.
With the decision to launch a program in Somerville, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne joins Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of more than 100 leaders from across the country who establish and advocate for guaranteed-income programs, which provide cash payments to residents experiencing poverty. “The data shows that if you give some additional unrestricted income to families, they […]
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