Taniquewa Brewster benefited from Austin's guaranteed income pilot program, which was a initiative using tax dollars for unconditional cash assistance.

In its 2026 budget, Cook County set aside $7.5 million to carry the guaranteed income program beyond the pilot, becoming one ...

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3,250 families with $500 monthly.

There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent - Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, ...

Retirement math is getting tougher, and the prospect of smaller government checks has turned "guaranteed income" from a niche concept into a core planning goal. Instead of waiting to see whether ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guaranteed income programs have grown in popularity in the U.S. as costs of living continue to rise. Glowimages/GettyImages Plus ...

As employees struggle with extending their savings well into retirement, a new collaboration between Vanguard and TIAA is set to accelerate retirement security by embedding guaranteed lifetime income ...

In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. For many ...