A yearlong basic income experiment in New Jersey helped residents buy groceries and pay rent, the city's mayor said. Now they're expanding the program.

• Paterson, New Jersey, is giving about 200 residents $400 a month in guaranteed income. 
• It's the second time the city has carried out a program like this.
• Paterson's mayor said last time, residents spent the money on groceries and rent.  

A New Jersey city is giving about 200 residents $400 a month in a re-launched universal basic income experiment that previously helped people pay for rent and groceries, the city's mayor said.

In a press conference on December 21, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said that about 200 low-income residents, chosen lottery-style, would receive the monthly $400 on debit cards for 12 months.