SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Giving low-income families $500 per month for a year — no strings attached — significantly stabilized their lives.
That’s the finding of a new Sacramento State report, looking at a ‘guaranteed income’ pilot program from United Way California Capital Region.
United Way — in partnership with the city of Sacramento — picked a random, diverse group of 80 low-income families from more than 10,000 applicants and gave them $500 per month during fiscal year 2023-24…