Greg Knauss

From April 2022 to March 2024, 76 families with young children in Yolo County, California participated in a Basic Income study that brought family income a single dollar above the California poverty line, $1,289 per month. Even though the amount of money was small, the outcomes were dramatic, not

💛Share a link to GMI history, GMI studies, or what GMI is Start one conversation Contact one representative Rural communities don’t need charity — they need room to breathe, plan, and build. Guaranteed minimum income (GMI) provides that room: * In Michigan, new mothers used cash payments for baby supplies, food,

After announcing the RGMII program on February 3rd, we listened closely to all feedback and discussions. We’ve compiled this initial set of Frequently Asked Questions that we hope to improve together. * Do GMI payments cause a benefits cliff? * Why not Universal? * How do you prevent abuse? * Why rural? * What

Almost half of Americans say they have trouble making ends meet, according to “Living Paycheck to Paycheck: A Hardship or Good Budgeting?”, and 40% don’t have $1,000 to spare for an unexpected emergency. But just a little extra money can make all the difference. For example, blood plasma

The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative has three primary goals: 1. Help lift rural Americans out of poverty with direct cash payments over the course of 16 months. 2. Study the process of the GMI programs, so that the GMI playbook can be improved and repeated, for more people, in