Here's what happened when researchers gave homeless people $750 a month | Proof That Change Is Possible

Here's what happened when researchers gave homeless people $750 a month | Proof That Change Is Possible

Why this story matters: In this week’s highlight of positive developments, we look at a story that reminds us that progress is a choice we make every day through our actions, our innovations, and our refusal to settle for the status quo. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to gave, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Can giving homeless people $750 a month to use any way they choose help them move into long-term housing? I am the director of the University of Southern California Homelessness Policy Research Institute. My research team, in partnership with Miracle Messages, a San Francisco social services nonprofit, set out to answer that question in a study that will be published in an upcoming peer-reviewed issue of Social Work Research. In one of the first randomized studies of basic income for homeless people in the United States, 103 homeless people living in California received $750 payments every month for a year. Would you lik…