- A Seattle basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month, nearly doubling employment rates.
- Some participants reported getting new housing, while others saw their employment incomes rise.
- Basic income pilots nationwide have seen noteworthy success, despite conservative opposition.
Terrible article, but I’d like to see a paper or summary of the results. In my area, homeless folks just want a safe place to clean up to get jobs, and it’s not available.
Just at first look I found this:
https://www.wtb.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021_Aug_UBI_project_plan.pdf
But that’s 2021 lemme see if there’s anything more recent.
This seems to be the primary source for all these recent articles:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53c04ba6e4b0012ad48d079e/t/6606f290c30b02607784ac21/1711731348017/GBI-Evaluation-Final_WDC-SKC-2024.pdf