In October 2021, Mayor Ras J. Baraka launched the Newark Movement for Economic Equity (NMEE) in Newark, New Jersey, a pioneering two-year guaranteed income pilot aimed at supporting residents earning less than 200% of the federal poverty line who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the results of the program are in, and they are extremely promising, according to Baraka.
The program randomly assigned 400 low-income families into two groups: one received $250 twice a month, while the other received $3,000 in lump sums twice a year. A control group of 478 individuals received no payments.
Ras Baraka after being elected the new mayor of Newark, New Jersey: – “I want to thank a lot of the voters who came out and voted for me. I think they showed tremendous faith and belief in me. It just makes me feel like I have a lot more to do.” (Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)…