Eligible households participating Guaranteed Income Program in California will receive their next payment of $500 in five days.
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Guaranteed Income Program In California
Sonoma County selected 305 families to receive $500 every month for two years as part of its Pathway to Income Equity program, with the next payment scheduled for March 15. Officials will study the effect of the additional income to lessen poverty and promote economic mobility for families with young children, according to the Sonoma County Administrator’s Office.
Chris Coursey, chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors said the payments will help families with young children who are often struggling under the double burden of the high costs of housing and child care typically the two highest household expenses. The information gathered from the pilot program will help shape future efforts to improve the health and welfare of our community.
Payment Will Be Issued In 2024
Angie Dillon-Shore, director of the nonprofit group First 5 Sonoma County, said that these payments would go out to recipients on the third Wednesday of every month and that the final payment would be issued in December 2024. Applications for the program were only open to applicants who met specific criteria, including being a resident of Sonoma County. Other criteria included being pregnant and/or the parent of a child no older than 5, being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and making earning ng an income lower than 185% of the federal poverty level. The federal poverty level is $42,606 for a family of three.
A total of 6,450 online applications in the Guaranteed Income Program were submitted for review, with 2,383 meetings the eligibility requirements. Applications for the program opened on September 1 and closed on October 31 of last year.
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