New Jersey residents will be given money just like that: who is eligible for payments
'28.12.2021'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
More Americans will be able to receive payments of $ 250 every two weeks, as the guaranteed income program has been expanded in one area of the country. This will now apply to a total of 400 Newark residents. New Jersey... They will receive these payments for two years. The Sun.
The move marks the second part of the Newark Income Guarantee Pilot Program.
The initial phase involved 30 residents earlier this year.
City officials intend to expand the program from May.
The expanded Newark program will be tested in two ways. Half of the participants will receive a total of $ 250 every two weeks. The remaining 50% will receive two payments of $ 3000 a year, according to the city.
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This means that eligible residents will receive US $ 12000 in total, or US $ 6000 per year.
The expansion comes as cities and states experiment with universal basic income (UBI), the recurring payments people receive from government.
In July, the city invited a maximum of 1200 residents to apply through an online portal. This was done in partnership with the Center for Income Guaranteed Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Residents were selected based on the following requirements:
- Age at least 18 years old
- Income at least 200% of the federal poverty line.
- Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
For a family of four, the federal poverty line is $ 26.
Approximately two hours after launch, the portal closed after receiving over 1200 applications.
Biennial urban research, which provides guaranteed income to residents, is known as the Newark Economic Justice Movement.
The Newark Economic Equality Movement has already raised $ 6,2 million from private and public sources as part of the American Rescue Plan, said Kevin Callaghan, Newark's philanthropic spokesman.
This is a typical public-private partnership that highlights the catalytic impact that philanthropy can have when it is flexible and responsive to the community and the wider community of stakeholders. ”
After two years of recurring payments, the city plans to analyze the data to influence policy changes at the state and federal levels.
