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

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S. Korea will raise its median income standard by 6.5% this year, the largest increase on record, expanding eligibility for ...

The program is one of the last pieces of the effort to reduce the city’s racial wealth gap and improve financial empowerment ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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 ...