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How Atlanta’s guaranteed basic income program is helping this mother of four further her career
By: Liza Lucas See original post here. Belinda Hunt has big dreams for her family. She dreams of becoming
‘I’m not giving up’: Senator Bennet’s drive to make the enhanced Child Tax Credit permanent
By: Caitlyn Kim. See original post here. For more than eight years, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet has been trying to
Universal basic income for artists? Cities are trying it
By: Hakim Bishara See original post here. Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta has learned to perfect the art of the hustle. Born
Building back for justice requires enhanced Child Tax Credit
By: KRISTIE WEILAND STAGNO See original post here. Who is most likely to be poor in America? Children. Their
Opinion: The US may have stumbled onto the cure for child poverty
By: Leah Hamilton See original post here. In early 2021, Congress temporarily expanded the existing child tax credit to
Small UBI trial in UK shows why unconditional cash would ease cost of living crisis
By: Harrison Jones Original post can be found here. The research revealed the cost of living crisis’ impact on
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Helped Parents Avoid Selling Plasma and Taking Payday Loans
Monthly cash payments from the federal government last year may have helped some parents avoid taking out payday loans
Basic Income Programs Are Triggering Health Benefits Across the Country
By: Minerva Canto Original post can be found here. We now know what happens when we think the best of
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Results from South King County, Washington
By: Devoni Whitehead Read original post here. After a long journey filled with long nights, Zoom calls, and several
Meet a teacher with cancer who was evicted, but got a new home thanks to $500 a month from a basic income program
Elizabeth Softky couldn’t work during cancer treatments and was evicted from her home. A guaranteed-income program helped her get
Another Paterson Resident Feels Less Stress Thanks To Guaranteed Basic Income Program
The program gave 110 random residents $400 a month for one year. The results are impressive as measured by
Meet 8 families whose lives changed when Biden’s advanced child tax credit monthly payments stopped
By: Leo Aquino Original Post: https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/families-affected-child-tax-credit-payments-stopped-2022-3 _____________________________________ Highlights: US parents received $250 monthly child tax credit payments from July
$1,000-a-month in basic income changed this NYC mom’s life: ‘You don’t have to stress’
By: Aditi Shrikant. Original Post: https://grow.acorns.com/how-a-thousand-dollar-cash-handout-ubi-changed-nyc-mom/ ____________________________________ KEY POINTS: Since July 2020, Shakeya Hudson has received $1,000 per month
UBI Recipient: Before my Basic Income and the Child Tax Credit, I Used To Have to Work Four or Five Jobs To Make Ends Meet
By: ERICA Original Post: https://msmagazine.com/2022/02/24/front-and-center-17-erica-child-tax-credit-guaranteed-income-black-mothers-women-covid-magnolia-mothers-trust-jackson-mississippi/ _________________________________________ Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership
Basic income experiment provides hope for formerly incarcerated
The program is being tested in Gainesville, Florida. By: Kiara Alfonseca Original Post: https://abcnews.go.com/US/guaranteed-income-experiment-hope-incarcerated/story?id=83046091 When Murray was released from
A Basic Income Program In D.C. Provided Stability And Dignity During The Pandemic, Report Says
An analysis from the Urban Institute shows that overall, the extra $5,500 provided short-term financial stability and peace of mind
This man started his own ice-cream business with his Covid cash grant, and now employs four people
Thando Makhubu opened up an ice cream business during the coronavirus pandemic. He generated R10,000 within weeks thanks to
Guaranteed basic income recipients in St. Paul describe how the program has changed their lives
As St. Paul’s guaranteed income program comes to a close, its recipients reflect on how it has helped them
Congress should renew monthly Child Tax Credit payments
Working families and those with new businesses depend on payments to make ends meet. By: Megan Curtis | Special
‘I could live normally’: How child tax credit payments brought relief to these families
Congress failed to extend funding for the credit, and many families reflected on how the payments shaped their lives
Guaranteed Basic Income Helped Amber Be a Better “All-Around Support System” for her Kids
What possibilities could open up for low-income families if financial survival weren’t always top of mind? What dreams would
Thanks to $500 a month of basic income for six months, homelessness reduced by two-thirds
Studies show that just $3,000 over six months was enough to fundamentally reshape people’s lives. By: ADELE PETERS. Original
Meet a teacher who lost her job and lived on $1,000 a month of basic income in Mississippi
In 2020 and 2021, Tamara Ware received $1,000 a month from a basic-income program. The program provided monthly funds to
Sacramento program gives families $300 a month, no strings attached. How it’s changing lives.
Guaranteed income programs have seen a recent surge in interest from politicians and members of the public. Here’s why.
In Mississippi, a long-running guaranteed basic income program is helping Black mothers
By Zachary Green Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-mississippi-a-long-running-guaranteed-income-program-is-helping-black-mothers In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the
U.S. cities try new way to help the poor: cash
By Andy Sullivan Original article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-cities-try-new-way-help-poor-give-them-money-2021-12-21/ WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of U.S. cities
Miracle Money: How a guaranteed basic income fund is helping San Francisco’s homeless
By Zachary Green and Jennifer Winter Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/miracle-money-how-a-guaranteed-income-fund-is-helping-san-franciscos-homeless Guaranteed income pilot programs are sweeping the country, but until
After a year of basic income in Hudson, NY, the employment rate of recipients has doubled
The pilot organizers of Hudson’s basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much
‘It’s going to hurt us tremendously:’ Parents worry about the end of monthly child tax credit payments
By Carmen Reinicke Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/18/parents-worry-about-the-end-of-monthly-child-tax-credit-payments.html Without the child tax credit, Stormy Johnson is worried about having enough to
The child tax credit saved her family. Now she and others fear the worst as it expires
By Riley Bunch Original article: https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/12/14/the-covid-era-child-tax-credit-saved-her-family-now-she-and-others-fear-the-worst Hannah Ochoa was near her breaking point. The 29-year-old Marietta mother of four
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Are Getting Parents Back Into the Labor Market
By Suzan K. DelBene Original article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/monthly-child-tax-credit-payments-are-getting-parents-get-back-to-work-opinion/ar-AAROj3w In early 2020, Wendy and her family moved to the Pacific Northwest
Some may consider basic income a radical idea, but in 2020 we lived it and it worked
By Daniel Ziffer Original article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-09/basic-income-push-in-australia-after-covid-welfare/100681912 Single mother Juanita McLaren never stops thinking about money, because she doesn’t have it.