Tag: guaranteed income

Americans can now get $750 checks automatically every month for six months – see if you qualify

Americans can now get $750 checks automatically every month for six months – see if you qualify

ILLINOIS residents have a new universal basic income (UBI) program worth $750 for six months rolling in.

An initiative, Run in Champaign County in Illinois , is operating in phase one of three phases currently. Champaign County families have been issued surveys to participate in the UBI program In the first phase, identified homeless families have been issued surveys, Kim Nix, the connections program coordinator at the Regional Office of Education (ROE), told The U.S. Sun .

The second phase includes interviews with the families, school districts, and community partners.Once completed and families are selected, the program will reach its final […]

San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents

San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents

San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents 1 The city of San Francisco this week launched a guaranteed income program aimed at the transgender community.

The Guaranteed Income for Transgender People or GIFT pilot program will provide 55 eligible residents with $1,200 per month for 18 months, as well as health and financial coaching.

The program began accepting applications on Wednesday. The application phase ends in December.Recipients are chosen by organizations that help manage and design the program, including the Transgender District, a group dedicated to helping transgender people find economic security.“By providing low-income trans people with the resources […]

‘Beyond parody’: San Fran application for low income transgender benefits gives applicants 97 gender options

‘Beyond parody’: San Fran application for low income transgender benefits gives applicants 97 gender options

Applications went live for San Francisco’s new transgender low-income program this week and applicants were given over 130 gender, sexual orientation and pronoun options from which to choose, including derogatory terms and those used in India and Latin America.

The program, championed by recently re-elected Democrat Mayor London Breed, is the second in the nation to specifically target transgender residents. To qualify, applicants must only identify as transgender, they need not have completed surgery or prove gender orientation, and must make less than $600 per month.

“Guaranteed Income For Transgender (GIFT) will provide economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed […]

Elorza signs Providence’s $10M reparations budget. Here’s what’s in it

Elorza signs Providence's $10M reparations budget. Here's what's in it

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza signed the city’s $10 million reparations budget on Friday. The signing comes after months of meetings by a commission that determined how American Rescue Plan Act funds would be spent on what has been formally dubbed the "COVID-19 Equities Program."

Elorza said that when the process began, "it was met with a whole lot of skepticism."

"Folks mentioned all of the reasons why it shouldn’t be done," he said. "And there are a lot of folks, frankly, that thought it would never get done."However, the mayor now feel’s Providence can serve as a national model for reparations. […]

Baltimore’s Squeegee Collaborative plan: readers weigh in on its likelihood of success | READER COMMENTARY

Baltimore’s Squeegee Collaborative plan: readers weigh in on its likelihood of success | READER COMMENTARY

Shadow of squeegee worker taking a brief break while working on S. President Street near Little Italy. Fining drivers is essential

Finally: a squeegee plan (“ Baltimore will ban squeegeeing along six major corridors with mayor calling for equitable enforcement ,” Nov. 10).

The proposed plan is a good start at resolving the issues surrounding the squeegee problem. The proposed targeting of key intersections limits the burden on law enforcement resources, and the discussion of guaranteed income gets to the heart of the issue driving panhandling generally. Two areas of the plan could use some refinement.Issuing citations to panhandlers, […]

Silverman: Balancing expenses vs. income during retirement

Silverman: Balancing expenses vs. income during retirement

I am preparing to retire. No, I’m not retiring anytime soon. But I am a financial planner as well as an investment manager, so I plan. Something as big as retirement needs planning way in advance. Last week we talked about expenses. I have one more thing to add before we look at income: Large future expenses.

It’s amazing how many retirement-spending plans I see which seem to indicate the client is driving their last car. While that might be true, most retirees will buy at least one car before they stop driving. The problem is most of us forget […]

Do Income Programs Work?

Do Income Programs Work?

A payment with no strings attached is not a concept many are used to. That’s why Stockton, California made headlines in 2019 when it started giving 125 residents who were living paycheck to paycheck $500 a month — for two years.

"I filled it out, turned it in, still thinking it was a joke because of the whole fact, who’s going to give people money, for free?" said Tomas Vargas Jr., a program recipient.

He was not the only skeptic in his hometown.But these skeptics became believers when their first monthly payment came through.The 125 recipients met an income limit and […]

Here’s a list of guaranteed income programs in S.F.

Here's a list of guaranteed income programs in S.F.

People walk through the streets for the Trans Pride March on Friday, June 28, 2019. (Lola Chase/ Special to S.F…. Here is a list of the municipal basic income programs available to citizens in San Francisco, starting with the newest one.

1. G.I.F.T. — Guaranteed Income For Transgender People

This 18-month pilot program, which runs from January 2023 through June 2024, will provide a $1,200 monthly stipend to low-income trans citizens of San Francisco. This will be the first guaranteed income program to focus solely on transgender people, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.The program is […]

Guaranteed Income Program for Artists Launches in New York

Guaranteed Income Program for Artists Launches in New York

Beginning today, November 17, 2,400 artists and cultural professionals will start receiving their first no-obligation paychecks from Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), the largest nationwide guaranteed-income program to date in the country. They will be paid $1,000 per month for a year and a half, with a total of $43.2 million distributed over the course of the initiative.

“Crawling around to pay the rent at the end of the month because the check for a gig hasn’t come in the mail has become my reality. I didn’t realize how stressful it was until I received this funding,” Kristen Brooks Sandler, […]

Introducing The Logical Foundation, A Plan to End Poverty With Guaranteed Income

Introducing The Logical Foundation, A Plan to End Poverty With Guaranteed Income

Introducing The Logical Foundation, A Plan to End Poverty With Guaranteed Income

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Hi EA Community, I’d like to introduce my high-impact startup and s park a conversation. I’m also seeking potential co-founders or funders to help get our idea off the ground . I introduced myself last week. Summary – The Logical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit startup founded in 2022. Its mission is to ensure a prosperous future for humanity by unleashing the massive anti-poverty potential of guaranteed income . This post uses an ITN (importance, tractability, neglectedness) framework to analyze our intervention, strategy, and […]