Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, ...

Cook County has completed its Guaranteed Income pilot program, which delivered unconditional monthly payments of $500 for two years to 3,250 low- and moderate-income families. The ...

Cook County, which includes Chicago, ran a two-year basic income experiment in 2022. During the pilot, thousands of residents received $500 a month to spend however they wanted. The county has now ...

Cook County is at the center of a national debate over how local governments should respond to deep, persistent economic insecurity, but whether it has locked in guaranteed income as a permanent ...

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There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent – Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, ...