This Bay Area city is giving $500 a month to low-income families for two years

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The application period launches Friday and runs through midnight on Sept. 25.

MOUNTAIN VIEW — As the Bay Area’s high prices continue to put pressure on the region’s poorest, Mountain View is setting up a new guaranteed basic income pilot program promising to give $500 a month to 166 low-income families for two years, no questions asked.

“With inflation exacerbating financial hardship, our Elevate MV guaranteed basic income pilot program will provide desperately needed relief for many extremely low-income families in our community,” said Mayor Lucas Ramirez. “Through the two-year-long pilot, we aim to empower these families by improving their financial security through monthly direct cash payments of $500.

The pilot program sets itself apart from other direct relief programs by providing unrestricted financial assistance to the city’s most vulnerable, the city says. The city says the program will empower participants to choose how the assistance best meets the basic needs of their family and is not tied to conditions.

 

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