Nearly 2,000 families in Texas will soon begin receiving $500 per month as part of a new anti-poverty initiative.
Residents of Harris County, which encompasses the majority of Houston, who have been selected for the Uplift Harris guaranteed income program will begin receiving their funds in April, officials have confirmed, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle . Of an estimated 83,000 applicants, 1,928 families have been selected to receive $500 per month for 18 months as part of the scheme.
Uplift Harris is a guaranteed-income pilot program funded by the 2021 federal American Rescue Plan Act to "address economic […]
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