Cambridge, MA approves Recurring Income for Success and Empowerment pilot for low-income households

Cambridge, MA Recurring Income for Success and Empowerment

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Cambridge RISE will randomly select 120 recipients to receive $500 per month during the 18-month pilot. Eligible participants are single-parent households earning less than 80% of the area median income. Each payment arrives on a debit card with no conditions placed on its use. City officials will work with local service organizations to connect participants with additional services that free payments for other uses. RISE is funded with a combination of public funds and donations.

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Cambridge is first city in New England to launch mayor-championed guaranteed income pilot initiative for single caretaker households - Cambridge Community Foundation

April 15, 2021 | Cambridge, MA—Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui announced today plans to launch a new Guaranteed Income Pilot Initiative, providing much-needed support for Cambridge’s most vulnerable residents. The initiative will offer $500 no-strings-attached monthly payments to 120 eligible single caretaker households over an 18-month

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The city’s pilot program will send out the recurring payments to 120 of Cambridge's most vulnerable residents for more than 18 months.

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