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A Boston guaranteed income program gave families $583 a month. It helped them buy first homes and pay off debt.

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Boston, Massachusetts skyline at dusk.
Boston, Massachusetts.

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A recently extended Denver guaranteed basic-income program gave people up to $1,000 a month. A participant said it allowed him to pay rent and gave him hope to keep providing for his kids

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Jarun Laws
Jarun Laws is a participant in the Denver Basic Income Project.

Armando Geneyro for the Denver Basic Income Project

Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing, a study found.

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A street filled with cars in Austin, Texas.
Austin, Texas.

Evan Semones

People are using cash transfers like basic income to pay rent, and it shows just how badly a housing-crisis solution is needed

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An 'Apartments for Rent' sign hangs in front of a building on December 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida.
An 'Apartments for Rent' sign hangs in front of a building on December 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Republican lawmakers in Iowa seek to block guaranteed basic income programs, calling them 'insane'

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Republican lawmakers are trying to block a universal basic income in Iowa.
Republican lawmakers are trying to block guaranteed basic income in Iowa.

Douglas Rissing

A Texas county plans to give low-income residents in the Houston area $500 a month as part of a universal basic income plan

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People are moving to Texas from California, Florida, and New York.

Paul Souders

A Native American woman experiencing homelessness said a Denver basic income program allowed her to pay her bills and attend college

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Marcos Hernandez takes advantage of the warmth and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, CO December 05, 2013.
People experiencing homelessness seek shelter and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, Colorado.

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Young parents in Baltimore are getting $1,000 a month, no strings attached, a deal so good some 'thought it was a scam'

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A Person Counting US Dollar Bills

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2 participants in Denver's basic-income experiment say it's helped them buy a car, rent an apartment, and turn their lives around

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Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both were participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.
Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both are participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.

Armando Generyo/Denver Basic Income Project

Universal basic income improved lives in rural Canada when they tried it in the '70s. Here's why the program got scrapped.

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A whiteboard with
A rural Canadian town gave all its residents a guaranteed annual income for three years. It improved their educational and health outcomes, one expert says.

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