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Chicago Program to Give 5,000 Households $500 per Month

We check in on the city’s guaranteed basic income program, set into motion months ago.

02/12/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices

Chicago Program to Give 5,000 Households $500 per Month

Clip: 2/12/2022 | 8m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

We check in on the city’s guaranteed basic income program, set into motion months ago.

The mayor’s office says residents should be learning exactly who would be eligible to apply for Chicago’s new guaranteed basic income program by the end of this month. The city approved the plan in its 2022 budget three months ago — promising $500 a month to 5,000 low-income households for one year. It would be the nation’s largest test of a guaranteed basic income program.

02/12/2022 | Rating NR

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