New mothers in Flint, Michigan, can get guaranteed basic income
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Women who sign up for the program will receive $1,500 while they are pregnant and $500 a month for the baby's first year of life.
Moms and babies in Flint, Michigan, are getting a prescription for cash.
Rx Kids, which officially launched this week, is the first program to offer guaranteed basic income to expectant mothers and their children.
Women who sign up for the program will receive $1,500 while they are pregnant. There are no strings attached to the money. It can be spent on everything from food to rent. After the child is born, families will receive $500 a month for the baby's first year of life.
“This first-in-the-nation initiative boldly reimagines how society supports families and children — how we care for each other,” said Dr. Mona Hanna-Attish, who leads the program.
The money for the program comes from public and private funds. The program believes $55 million will be needed to cover the cost of newborns and their families over the next five years. Rx Kids says $43 million of that money has already been raised.
