The Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved a $350,000 contract agreement with UC Davis earlier this week to evaluate the county’s basic income pilot project.
Launched on April 1, the Yolo Basic Income Program is a two-year pilot targeted to the county’s most vulnerable families who are living in deep structural poverty with children under the age of six. The program provides additional cash benefits to families, usually between $1,200 and $1,500 per month. This living wage stipend brings the family’s total income one dollar over the California Poverty Measure.
Families also continue to receive CalWORKS housing support program management services […]
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