Los Angeles County residents who qualified for a guaranteed income program are set to receive a $1,000 payment in nine days.
Breathe, a pilot program, selected 1,000 participants to receive $1,000 monthly for three years and an additional 200 to receive $1,000 per month for two years. Recipients are all former Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services foster youth and are between the ages of 21 and 23.
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Payments are sent on the 15th of each month, Los Angeles County’s Strength Based Community Change agency told the Washington Examiner. The program is intended to help recipients establish financial security.
“Early research suggests that a Guaranteed Income program can provide households with financial stability during sharp economic swings to breathe a little easier, alleviate stress, and broaden recipients’ horizons, allowing them the time to complete deferred education and job training, as well as plans to fully participate in their communities,” the program’s website states. “Importantly, these programs come without the scrutiny and work requirements of certain public benefits.”
Applications for Breathe opened on March 31, 2022, and closed on April 13, 2022. Applications for the expansion for an additional 200 recipients opened on June 20 and closed on July 3.
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The first payments were issued in June 2022, and payments will cease in August 2025. The next payment will arrive on Sept. 15.
Additional information about this program is available online.
