Low-income St. Louis families to get $500 per month for 18 months
Source: NY Daily News
October 11, 2023 at 11:28 p.m.
A new program in St. Louis will give $500 a month to low-income families for 18 months, an effort to help prevent the root causes of crime, city officials said. The city’s Mayor Tishaura Jones announced Tuesday that the funds will go to hundreds of households across the city, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
“St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income will give hundreds of St. Louis families the resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty, giving them a strong foundation to grow and to thrive,” Jones said during a news conference. A website is already available for those interested and will begin taking applications later this month. The city plans to start doling out the money in December through debit cards.
About 540 St. Louis households are expected to receive the benefits, with the money going to parents or guardians of children enrolled at city public schools. Those eligible include families making 170% of the federal poverty line or less, which comes to roughly $42,000 for a family of three.
The program, launched after Andrew Yang popularized universal basic income during his failed 2020 presidential campaign, was approved last year by St. Louis’ Board of Aldermen.
Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/10/11/st-louis-pay-500-low-income-residents/
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