“Imagine a world where not a single child has to grow up in poverty.
This vision may not be as far off as one might imagine. A new study by Abt Associates shows how guaranteed income pilots improve children’s wellbeing and strengthened families.
The paper, titled “My kids deserve the world”: How children in the Southeast benefit from guaranteed income, uses qualitative data from MGI mayor-led guaranteed income pilots in four Southern U.S. cities: Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, Louisville, KY, and Shreveport, LA. Researchers identified five key benefits:
- Providing for Basic Needs
- Better Educational Outcomes and Children’s Development
- Work-Life Balance
- Enrichment, Parent-Child Bonding, and Parental Confidence
- Parents’ Mental Health”
Read the summary here.
Read the full report here.
Wow that sounds like an absolute dream. It’s awful struggling to find good nourishment food and long lasting shoes for my daughter. I don’t care going hungry as long as my daughter gets to eat.. I’m going to read this article now properly