$1,125,000 to be distributed without any conditions as major US county prepares to relaunch Guaranteed Income Program: Report
Dozens of families will receive unrestricted payments for a full year, as a major US county prepares to conduct its second guaranteed income experiment.
Durham County, North Carolina, opens applications this month for DCo Thrives, a guaranteed income program targeting low-income families. Reports Herald Sun.
One hundred and twenty-five families will be selected to receive $750 per month to use as they wish each month for one year. DCo will thrive managed By the non-profit Durham Children’s Initiative.
The programme, which aims to find out whether extra free money can improve the wellbeing of children and their families, will include a control group of 125 participants. Both groups will be asked to complete surveys, the results of which the researchers will study. While surveys will be conducted online, participants may be invited to be interviewed by researchers.
“Both groups will be asked to fill out surveys and will be compensated $100 for completing the survey. Data from the DCo Thrives pilot program will be used to help understand the effectiveness of guaranteed income programs in Durham and beyond.
The Guaranteed Income Program is open to adults who are raising at least one child under the age of 18. Potential participants must have a household income of less than 30% of the median income in Durham and Chapel Hill. Participants will be randomly selected.
According to To Spectrum News 1, Durham County’s first trial of a guaranteed income program, known as StepUp Durham, was focused on ex-convicts. StepUp Durham started in March 2022 and provided $600 a month to 109 formerly incarcerated people for one year.
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