Why it matters: The program, known as BOOST (short for Building Outstanding Opportunities for Students to Thrive ), was ...

L.A. Community College District launched a guaranteed basic income program in 2024. LAist checked in to see how students are ...

Participants in the program were shown to have better financial stability, planning, and lower levels of stress related to ...

The Marshall Islands’ new universal basic income program rests on Compact funding from the United States, blurring the line between sovereignty and dependency.

A wave of recent proposals argue that an ultimate solution lies in fundamentally changing how Social Security works.

Here are five other resources SNAP recipients may qualify for.

In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. For many ...

Direct cash allows people to solve their own problems and avoid financial crises, which makes all of us safer and helps our ...

The elderly are going to be hit really hard ... They’re going to lose housing because their rent isn’t being paid.” ...

Pilot sent $500 monthly to 150 families in 2024–25, stabilizing household finances. Study found reduced food insecurity, lower stress and declines in debt levels. Program aided rural farm households ...