STOCKTON, Calif. — It started with a letter in the mail, met with curiosity and skepticism by residents in Stockton, California. “I filled it out, turned it in, still kind of thinking it was a joke ...

"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, concluded its payment cycle at the start of 2025. The county is now preparing ...

In recent years, cash-assistance programs have been piloted across the United States, typically as guaranteed income. In a recent study, we explored how these programs are being designed and evaluated ...

There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent - Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, ...

Programs where governments give cash to low-income people with no strings attached may be permitted to continue in Texas after lawmakers failed to pass bills barring these programs. Republican ...