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City of Albuquerque doles out First Guaranteed Income payments to families

May 3, 2025, Albuquerque, NM – ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is putting dollars directly into the hands of families in need. The Guaranteed Basic Income program provides qualifying families with several hundred dollars a month, no strings attached. Officials say that this program is based on a similar one that launched in Santa Fe three years ago….

Let’s talk about Guaranteed Basic Income

March 5, 2024, KUNM– Let’s Talk New Mexico 3/7 8am: Most Americans have little to no savings so even a small emergency can have catastrophic results. Pilot programs in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces are among those nationwide seeking to help some low income families by providing a modest monthly stipend. It’s called a Guaranteed Basic Income. In New Mexico pilot programs, families of immigrants, those facing homelessness, and low-income community college students were awarded $400-$500 a month….

The American Guaranteed Income Studies:
Santa Fe, New Mexico

New Research

Feb, 2025 The Santa Fe Learn, Earn, and Achieve Program (Santa Fe LEAP), a guaranteed income initiative led
by Mayor Alan Webber, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and
Santa Fe Community College, was approved by Santa Fe City Council in June 2021. Targeted toward
community college students with lower incomes, caregiving responsibilities ….

Guaranteed Income Increases Employment, Improves Financial and Physical Health

New Research Released From Groundbreaking Cash Transfer Project

March 3, 2021, Stockton, CA – Results released today from the first year of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) show guaranteed income drastically improves job prospects, financial stability and overall well being of recipients….

Income assistance program aims to keep students in class at SFCC

Jun 15, 2021 Updated Jun 16, 2021, Santa Fe New Mexican – Mayor Alan Webber announced Tuesday the city is laying the groundwork to participate in an income assistance pilot program that could benefit scores of community college students. The program, which must be approved by the City Council, would establish monthly stipends of up to $400 for one year, starting in the fall semester, for low-income Santa Fe Community College students with kids….

Our View: Supporting college students is smart anti-poverty strategy

Jun 17, 2021 Updated Jun 18, 2021, Santa Fe New Mexican – Santa Fe will take part in an important national experiment that seeks to show how money can make a difference to people living on the edge of poverty. It stems from a basic premise: To help poor people, give them money. This is not about a universal basic income but, rather, a guaranteed income….