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LA Basic Income Program to give young adults $1,000 a month 1 A new program in Los Angeles County provides a universal basic income, with monthly payments of $1,000 to a select group of young adults.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Human Services introduced the pilot program, which will provide guaranteed income over three years to about 300 people between the ages of 18 and 24, the agency said.

Recipients will be randomly selected to receive the monthly payments, according to a press release from LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis.Eligible individuals must currently be enrolled in the General Relief […]

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SIX states have decided to take stimulus checks into their own hands and will send residents direct payments in September.
Alaska has approved a $3,200 direct payment, combining energy relief and the state’s Permanent Fund dividend.
Meanwhile, Colorado residents will receive checks of $750 and $1,500 for couples due to the state’s leftover revenue.
Hawaii and Virginia are sending their residents’ tax rebates which are dependent on their income and tax liability .
Illinois is also issuing a tax rebate sending individuals $50 that earn below $200,000, joint filers $100, and families up to $300. […]

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In this Aug. 14, 2019, photo, Susie Garza displays the city provided debit card she receives monthly through a trial program in Stockton, Calif. A study of people in California who received $500 a month for free says they used it to pay off debt and get full-time jobs. A pair of independent researchers reviewed data from the first year of the study and released their finding on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. A program designed to test the effects of monthly no-strings-attached payments is up and running in Madison.

Participants received their first $500-a-month deposits on Sept. 1 and Oct. […]

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A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly payments to a select group of young adults.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services introduced the pilot program, which will provide a three-year guaranteed income for about 300 people ages 18 to 24, the agency said.

Recipients will be randomly selected to receive the monthly payments, according to a news release from L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis.Those eligible must currently be enrolled in the General Relief Opportunities for Work, or GROW program, which provides employment and training services for young adults who face […]

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A new program in Los Angeles County is providing a universal basic income with monthly payments of $1,000 to a select group of young adults.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services unveiled the pilot program, which will provide a three-year guaranteed income to about 300 people ages 18 to 24, the agency said.

According to a press release from LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, recipients will be randomly selected to receive the monthly payments.Eligible applicants must currently be enrolled in the GROW General Relief Opportunities for Work program, which provides employment and training services to young adults who […]

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People ride their bikes past a homeless encampment on Venice Beach in June. A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly payments to a select group of young adults.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services introduced the pilot program, which will provide a three-year guaranteed income for about 300 people ages 18 to 24, the agency said.

Recipients will be randomly selected to receive the monthly payments, according to a news release from L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis.Those eligible must currently be enrolled in the General Relief Opportunities for Work, or […]

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Monthly checks for $1,000 are being issued as part of a further economic relief to address the crisis continuing to be faced by many from the coronavirus pandemic. The monthly checks will last for a year and a half in New York State through the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) programme, while in Los Angeles, California, the same amount will be distributed for three years through the Breathe programme.
It is worth mentioning that the checks in New York are only intended exclusively for those who work as artists.
**Now accepting applications through April 13**
Applications for […]

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(The Center Square) – The City of St. Paul is expanding its Guaranteed Basic Income program that offers a monthly stipend to qualifying families. The guaranteed basic income is one of several such programs running in the city.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the city would expand the city’s initial GBI with another guaranteed income program that would give 333 low-income families $500 a month for two years. This program would be funded with $4 million from the American Rescue Plan and $1 million from private philanthropy.

St. Paul on Sept. 30 released data on its first guaranteed-income pilot program, […]

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