The application window opens today for L.A. County's new guaranteed income program. It will provide 1,000 randomly selected residents with $1,000 a month for three years.
To qualify for the"Breathe: LA County's Guaranteed Income Program," people must be at least 18 years old, have a household income under $56,000 for a single person or $96,000 for a family of four and have experienced negative impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants will receive the money through a debit card, and there are no strings attached or conditions to the income. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly Mitchell will formally open the application period Thursday at a news conference at Community Coalition headquarters in South L.A.
"We all know what we have experienced these last two years, a dual pandemic, both public health and economic, and quite frankly, it has hit communities the hardest who were already suffering and having challenges making ends meet month to month," Mitchell told CBSLA Thursday morning.The L.A.
The pilot program is based on a similar program in Stockton, California, that has been praised for its success.
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