Update: At this time, the City of West Hollywood’s Pilot partners, National Council of Jewish Women/LA and Center for Guaranteed Income Research, are in the application assessment phase of the Pilot. The timeline for this phase has been extended to ensure completeness, accuracy, and the highest degree of rigorous assessment. The West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income is part of an emerging area of policy-making and fund distribution and there are many nuanced components. The City and Pilot partners, appreciate the patience of applicants and of the community at large so that the Pilot can be successful.
The City of West Hollywood, in collaboration with nonprofit partner, National Council of Jewish Women/LA, will open applications for the first pilot project for guaranteed income in the nation aimed at evaluating the impact of cash payments on the financial stability and quality of life of LGBTQIA older adults. Guaranteed income is a direct and regular cash payment – no strings attached – provided to a specific group of people for a designated time. Guaranteed income pilots are a way to test the impact of these payments, while also providing a service to help financially stabilize community members and learn information to help create future, evidence-based policies and programs.
Community members who are interested in applying for the West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income must reside in the City of West Hollywood, be 50 years or older, identify as LGBTQIA, and have an individual income of $41,400 or less. The application period will open on February 25, 2022 and will close on March 6, 2022. The program will be facilitated by the National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles. Learn more and apply online at www.ncjwla.org/whpgi. People who need assistance applying may call (323) 852-8500, ext. 650, or may send an email message to whpgi@ncjwla.org.
The West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income seeks to examine impact in the following areas:
- Effectiveness of guaranteed income on participants’ housing stability, health and mental health, and economic security;
- Quantitative data to evaluate the collective impact of guaranteed income on different populations;
- Unique qualitative narrative and ethnographic information to provide greater understanding into the income challenges faced by LGBTQIA older adults in West Hollywood and inform the creation of evidence-based policies and programs to better support the health and well-being of LGBTQIA older adults; and
- Test the concept of guaranteed income to evaluate whether to expand the initial pilot or create new/additional pilots in the City.
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