Last-ditch effort to lift them out of destitution, combat soaring crime rates and clean up squalid encampments
- Denver has allocated $2million from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund the program, which will be run by the Denver Basic Income Project
- The program, which in total will cost around $9million, is seeking to help around 820 people, but the $2million provided by the city will fund around 140 people
- The program will be divided into three groups with 260 receiving $6,500 upfront then $500 a month for 12 months
- Another 260 will get $1,000 a month for 12 months and 300 will get $50 stipends to complete surveys to help see how the program is working
- The participants will be chosen at random but will largely derive from women, transgender, and non-binary individuals
