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Real data from guaranteed income pilots across the US reveals what actually happens when cities send people cash.
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In this episode
- Which cities are running guaranteed income pilots and how they work
- What researchers have measured so far about poverty reduction
- How cash programs affect real households in concrete terms
- What the early results mean for the future of city policy
About this episode
Pilots of guaranteed income programs are launching in cities all over the United States. We talked with the researchers tracking the results and what they show.This episode is part of the Solutions of the Year series. If you are in search of solutions that make cities more just and equitable, then get a copy of Next City’s Solutions of the Year special issue magazine. To get your copy now, head to nextcity.org/22solutions and make a donation of any size.
About Next City
Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next City, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked.
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