Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3 ...

Guaranteed income program enters month 3

A program that provides a monthly guaranteed income for area families is now entering its third month. GiveDirectly, the agency overseeing the Rural Income for Self Empowerment Guaranteed ...

Newly launched coalition with ‘affordability agenda’ vows to attack guaranteed income programs

New conservative organization argued guaranteed income programs will create fiscal problems and drive inflation as cash assistance programs gain momentum across 15 states.

Supporters of Cook County’s guaranteed income program hold meeting to help shape distribution

In its 2026 budget, Cook County set aside $7.5 million to carry the guaranteed income program beyond the pilot, becoming one ...

Mayors for a Guaranteed Income push to solve affordability crisis with no-strings attached cash assistance

Michael D. Tubbs, president of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, reported more than 60 bills implementing cash-based policies ...
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Cook County guaranteed income program moving to next step after pilot

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to ...
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Trump calls program to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills ‘unnecessary’

Last year, the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, distributed nearly $4 billion to households struggling to pay their energy bills. It’s a lifeline for more than 6 million families, but ...