One Texas native is making the case for guaranteed income as advocates encourage the pilot program to become permanent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRINCETON — Today is the last day for Mercer County residents to apply for a free monthly guaranteed income. The response to the ...

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 ...

Taniquewa Brewster benefited from Austin's guaranteed income pilot program, which was a initiative using tax dollars for ...

Kellie has tons of houseplants because she loves to care for them and watch them grow. For the past two years, she has grown alongside her plants as a recipient of the city of Boulder’s guaranteed ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

In its 2026 budget, Cook County set aside $7.5 million to carry the guaranteed income program beyond the pilot, becoming one of the first local governments in the country to commit ongoing funding.

The nation’s second-most populous county has extended its guaranteed income program through 2026. Thousands of low- and middle-income residents in Cook County, Illinois, are set to receive continued ...