Many cities navigating postpandemic spikes in homelessness and eviction used federal funding included in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to establish local guaranteed income programs. Mary Bogle, a housing and communities expert at the Urban Institute, told Smart Cities Dive that some mayors believe that guaranteed income programs were “a good use of our money because we know our citizens suffer when they don’t have basic income.”

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