LA Families May Get Up To $1,000 A Month Through The City’s Universal Basic Income Program
“Los Angeles city officials announced today a universal basic income pilot program, known as the Big:Leap. More than 3,200 low-income families facing extreme financial challenges because of the Covid-19 pandemic who will be chosen at random to receive $1,000 a month for one year starting in January.
‘We’re looking to help, first and foremost, people to break out of poverty,’ said Mayor Eric Garcetti. ‘And because the majority of Angelenos who live below the poverty line are Angelenos of color, we see guaranteed basic income as a means of building a stronger social safety net, and as an instrument of racial equality.'”