In 2020, amid widespread layoffs and economic turmoil brought on by the COVID pandemic, 1,000 low-income people in Texas and Illinois won something of a lottery. They were selected to receive $1,000 ...

Oregon is giving some of its homeless youth $1,000 a month. The state's DHS says recipients report spending money on housing and food. The program is among dozens nationwide trying to alleviate ...

WASHINGTON — As D.C. residents begin filing taxes, tens of thousands of families will be automatically enrolled in the District's new Monthly Basic Income program and begin receiving a monthly check.