(The Center Square) – The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot, a monthly cash assistance program also known as universal basic income, is now fully enrolled, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Department of Family and Support Services say.
The plan provides 5,000 eligible households with $500 a month for 12 months to provide more financial stability. This month, all 5,000 households have received at least their first $500 direct cash payment.
Taxpayers are fully funding the program. Lightfoot introduced the program in February.“The $31.5 million monthly cash assistance pilot that we believe will cover 5,000 households with $500 a month for one year,” […]
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