St. Louis could use pandemic relief funds to kickstart guaranteed basic income pilot program

St. Louis could use pandemic relief funds to kickstart guaranteed basic income pilot program

A plan before the Board of Aldermen could spend $5 million in American Rescue Act Plan funds to dole out $500 monthly cash payments to parents living in poverty. ST. LOUIS, Missouri — More than 400 parents living in poverty could soon see direct cash payments from the city of St. Louis for at least a year and a half under a new proposal under debate at the Board of Aldermen.

The program is slated to last for 18 months. If it succeeds, Mayor Tishaura Jones has suggested it could expand to become a broader part of the city’s official […]

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