Note: Like many pilot programs, this one does not meet the BIEN definition of basic income because it is not universal for residents in its geographic region.
“A Seattle-area guaranteed basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month to help reduce poverty. Employment in the group nearly doubled, and numerous unhoused residents secured housing.
The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County launched a 10-month guaranteed basic income pilot program with 102 participants in fall 2022. New findings by research firm Applied Inference reveal that the $5,000 total payments improved participants’ quality of life, housing, and employment outcomes.”
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To read the full report by Applied Inference, LLC click here.
While $500 is a step in the right direction. It’s a week’s groceries. Especially in a large city like Seattle or New York city. Everything in these cities cost tens what they do in a rural area. I hope more cities will keep making this progress until quality full-time employment jobs in manufacturing return.