AT least 28 US cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Pittsburgh, have piloted some sort of guaranteed income for low-income families.
The latest to join the fold is Austin, Texas .
As the cost of living in the capital city rises, Austin will be the first major Texas city to utilize local tax money to offer cash to low-income families to keep them housed.The city will send monthly $1,000 checks to 85 needy households at risk of losing their homes under a yearlong, $1million pilot program that passed a key Austin City Council vote on May 12.This is an attempt to […]
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