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Several hundred Denverites experiencing homelessness have received regular sums of cash, no strings attached, as part of an experiment by the Denver Basic Income Project. Six months into its yearlong experiment, an interim report has shown some encouraging results. Recipients are spending the money on vital needs and sleeping on the street less, and they appear to be securing full-time work at higher rates when given more money.
At enrollment, 18% of participants in Group A had full-time work, and at the six-month mark 25% did. In Group B, the number went from 21% to 35%. Group C saw no change. With another six months to go, there’s reason to be tentatively optimistic that Denver’s cash assistance program is having a meaningfully positive effect.
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