Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot

Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn if receipt of a guaranteed income works to reduce financial hardship and improve quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. How does GI affect participants' quality of life?
2. What is the relationship between GI and participants' subjective sense of self?
3. How does GI affect participants' income, and through what mechanisms?
4. How does the implementation of GI inform the existing safety net?

Participants will:

Receive an recurring unconditional cash transfer of $1,000 per month every month for 12 months OR receive no unconditional cash transfer Complete surveys at six month intervals during the course of the study Be invited to participate in in-depth interviews

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older,
• Resident of Los Angeles, CA,
• At or below 100% of Federal Poverty Level
• Have been negatively impacted by COVID-19
• Have a dependent

Exclusion Criteria:

• less than 18 years of age
• not a resident of Los Angeles, CA
• Above 100% of Federal Poverty Level
• Not negatively impacted by COVID-19
• Do not have a dependent