Basic Information
Country
United States
Region
United States
Governing level
NGO
Funding
Budget (local currency)
US$44.00 million
Budget (USD 2022)
$48.40 million
Budget currency
USD
Funding type
Private
Funding description
The guaranteed income payments were funded by private charitable donations administered through nonprofit organizations, not by government programs.
Budget description
Approximately $40 million distributed in transfers plus about $4 million in research participation incentives, totaling roughly $44 million during the program period.
Timeline
Project start date
01/10/2019
Project start year
2019
Final project release date
01/02/2026
Length of project (days)
2300
Experiment start date
01/11/2020
Experiment start year
2020
Experiment end date
01/10/2023
Experiment end year
2023
Number of start dates
1
Length of experiment (days)
1095
Participants
Number of treatment groups
1
Sample size (intervention)
1000
Unit of analysis
Individuals
Control group?
Yes
Control group sample size
2000
Control group description
Participants received $50 per month for the same three-year period.
Target group description
Low-income adults in the United States aged 21–40 living in selected counties and with household income ≤300% of the federal poverty level.
Gender target
No
Income target
Yes
Age target (outside working age)
Yes
Family target
No
Labour market status target
No
Disability target
No
Occupation target
No
Industry target
No
Design and Implementation
Saturation
Dispersed
Legal powers
The program was implemented by nonprofit organizations using privately funded transfers, meaning no government authority or legislation was required to implement the payments (though Illinois later passed legislation ensuring the transfers did not affect eligibility for certain state benefits).
Evaluation
External
Conditionality
Only unconditional treatments
Taper rates
No tapers
Alternative interventions
None