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- What happens when homeless people are given $750 a month for a year?
- Participants in a study reported being more likely to find shelter and closer to meeting basic needs.
- Results from the study's first six months appear to show the effectiveness of a basic-income plan.
About 100 homeless people in California's Los Angeles County and San Francisco Bay Area were given $750 a month for a year — no questions asked.
The newly released results of the first six months of the study on the impact of basic income and social support intervention show how the recipients spent the influx of cash.