Mabell Acevedo participated in Cambridge’s RISE program, that gave her a monthly cash stipend, with no strings attached. Last week, Boston city councilors and officials from Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration held a hearing to discuss a guaranteed basic income pilot program for low-income Bostonians.
Guaranteed income involves “routine cash payments that are often unconditional or with very limited conditions,” according to Elijah Miller, the director of policy for the city’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, who spoke at the hearing.
“The goal is to get people the cash they need on a regular basis where it’s predictable, it’s reliable and […]
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