This is the view of the Paterson city skyline from left field at the newly refurbished Hinchliffe Stadium on Wednesday, May 17, in Paterson, N. Dante used it to set up a bank account and get a credit card. His credit score is now a solid Angela, a single mother, put the money toward a new car to ferry around her toddler.
Most social safety net programs, such as food assistance, housing vouchers, and childcare aid, come with strict rules on who is eligible and how they can use the funds. Skeptics of unrestricted cash payment programs say free money is bound to be wasted and misused. One woman said for the first time in her life she had a real Thanksgiving with her family. Guaranteed or universal income, in various forms, is an idea with a range of proponents through history, from civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
So who gets paid? As the global pandemic raged, the study measured how Paterson residents already struggling to make ends meet fared with and without assistance. Paterson is one of most challenged cities in New Jersey, with a His city relaunched the program in December, with more recipients. The city has requested state aid to fund payments to another 1, residents, the mayor said. A bill sponsored by Rep.
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