SOME families are getting monthly $1,500 prepaid cards starting TODAY in California.
The basic income pilot program is targeted at low-income households that are already receiving aid through CalWORKs, the state’s public assistance program for families.
The program will help 54 families in Yolo — the California county with the highest percentage of residents living below the poverty line — and selected families will receive guaranteed income payments in addition to the assistance they already get.The cash aid will amount to between $1,200 and $1,500 every month for the next two years, and researchers at UC Davis will study the pilot […]
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