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.

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Texas senator says the plan to give poor residents a $500 guaranteed basic income is unconstitutional

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The state flag of Texas.

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A guaranteed income program in Flint, Michigan offers new mothers $500 every month for the first year of their child's life

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A new mom holds her baby.
A new mom holds her baby.

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Homeless people in Vancouver were given $5,500 cash, no strings attached. They used it to secure housing and even start saving.

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People taking down tents on the streets.
An encampent in Downtown Eastside, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 5, 2023.

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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.

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Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh.

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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.

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Universal basic income could be a really simple solution to homelessness, a researcher from a study that gave people $750 a month says

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A homeless encampment stands in front of a city water and power building in the Skid Row community on September 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
A homeless encampment stands in front of a city water and power building in the Skid Row community on September 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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$750 a month was given to homeless people in California. What they reported spending it on is more evidence that universal basic income works.

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People walk past a homeless encampment near a Target store.
A homeless encampment near a Target store in Los Angeles in September.

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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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