HARTFORD — A task force designing Hartford’s potential Universal Basic Income pilot program will recommend the city seek heaps of data from participating families — including hair or nail samples to track changes in their stress levels.
The group, which consists of a number of researchers, met virtually Thursday to discuss its draft recommendations for the guaranteed-income experiment, in which about 25 single parents or guardians would receive monthly, no-strings-attached payments of $500 for one year.
To understand the impact of that extra income, the task force envisions the city surveying and interviewing participants on a regular basis about their financial […]
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