ATLANTA — Atlanta will be instituting a pilot basic income program, the mayor’s office announced on Thursday, that will provide 300 residents with $500 a month over a year.
In a release, the city said it would be available to people who are at least 18 years old and live below 200% of the federal poverty line (which currently is $53,000 for a household of four, about $44,000 for a house of three, about $35,000 for a household of two and about $26,000 for a single individual.)
The initial group of participants in the program – being called the Income […]
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