Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, talks with Michael Tubbs, founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, after holding his ...

The state funded more than $25 million in grants for seven programs, including Ventura County's. In the county, 150 people will get $1,000 per month for the next 18 months. To qualify, participants ...

A new wave of cities is testing out programs that give their residents free money each month, no strings attached. Often referred to as guaranteed income or universal basic income, these types of ...

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3 ...

Republicans are stressing about the popularity of guaranteed basic income programs. They worry the programs will give the Democrats who support them an edge in the upcoming election. The GOP argues ...

Melvin Carter, the mayor of St. Paul, Minn., which is one among dozens of cities running guaranteed income pilot programs. Guaranteed income has been considered as a potential solution for poverty for ...