Residents of Chicago will be paid $500 a month just like that: who can get

Residents of Chicago, Illinois will be able to apply for the city's $500 a month basic income pilot program in April, Mayor Laurie Lightfoot announced. Writes about it Chicago Tribune.

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The city council passed a $31,5 million basic income program as part of a $16,7 billion budget.

Lightfoot administration officials are in the process of hiring an outside company to launch a program that aims to provide 5000 low-income families with monthly cash payments for 12 months.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, live in the city, experience economic hardship due to COVID-19, and earn less than 250% of the federal poverty level. This means that a family of three cannot have an income above $57 to be eligible for the program.

You can apply for participation in the program by link.

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In April, the city will also open applications for a $4,8 million program offering a one-time $500 payment to domestic workers. In addition, the city also established a $10,7 million fund offering a one-time $500 payment to people who are not eligible for federal assistance, including illegal immigrants.

The Lightfoot administration will launch another pilot program to allow low-income motorists to pay off old tolls without interest. This program, called Clear Path Relief, will open on April 1st.

“Today’s announcement is intended to support our residents who are still struggling to make ends meet,” Lightfoot said. “Our innovative monthly cash assistance program will help stabilize and provide well-being to residents who have struggled both before and during the pandemic.”

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As a candidate, Lightfoot campaigned against the city's fines and fees system, often criticizing the city for balancing its budget at the expense of taxpayers.

Within months of taking office in 2019, the mayor pushed through the city council with a series of reforms to the city's fines and fees system, ending the practice of suspending the driver's license of people who didn't pay parking tickets and creating a six-month payment plan to give those with have a debt, more time to pay.

But in 2020, she unveiled a plan whereby drivers would receive speeding tickets, drawing criticism from activists who called it a robbery. The mayor said it should improve public safety.

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