The Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot is testing how direct cash might help individuals and families with low incomes weather their unstable housing circumstances in some of the highest-poverty and most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods in Austin, Texas. In September 2022, UpTogether and 10 community-based partners enrolled 135 households to receive $1,000 per month for one year.Urban Institute was contracted to evaluate the pilot and through six-month surveys and qualitative interviews with participants and key stakeholders, we seek to better understand:
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