Greater LA
Santa Monica tries out universal basic income on seniors
Seniors are one of the fastest demographics to fall into homelessness. That’s why Santa Monica is giving some of its low-income seniors a monthly check ranging from $200-700, so they’re less likely to be forced out of the expensive city.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 1 min readSeniors are one of the fastest demographics to fall into homelessness. That’s why Santa Monica is giving some of its low-income seniors a monthly check ranging from $200-700, so they’re less likely to be forced out of the expensive city. It’s gone so well that Santa Monica is expanding the program to include a couple hundred seniors (from a couple dozen originally).
