Guaranteed income provides unconditional and unrestricted cash payments to people with low incomes with the goal of improving their financial security and helping them meet their basic needs. Urban researchers evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of guaranteed income programs.

Tags Economic well-being Families with low incomes Baby bonds and child savings accounts Income and wealth distribution Assistance for women and children Child tax credit Earned income tax credit
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    • Research Report Evaluation of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot

    The Austin guaranteed income pilot tested how direct cash might help individuals and families with low incomes weather their unstable housing circumstances in some of the highest-poverty and most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods in Austin, Texas.

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