Under a new UBI, or Universal Basic Income program, 5,000 families will be eligible to receive $500 per month.
The program is in Chicago where the proposed budget was just approved.
Chicago’s Mayor, Lori Lightfoot submitted the proposal.
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How to qualify for Chicago’s Universal Basic Income
To qualify, individuals cannot have an income exceeding $35,000 per year.
The recipient or a dependent must be enrolled at City Colleges. They may also have a dependent that is not yet of age.
The qualifying individual must have experienced hardship caused by COVID-19.
There is no application process for the program.
This is Chicago’s first ever UBI program.
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Other Universal Basic Income programs
Chicago is not the only city trying its hand in UBI programs.
Ten cities in all are testing these programs out in 2022.
Some are offering payments worth as much as $12,000.
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Places that will be offering UBI include Alaska, Pittsburgh, Columbia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Newark, Rochester, Durham, and the state of California.
UBI differs from a stimulus check because it’s a recurring payment.
Stimulus checks are one time payments.
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