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Austin’s guaranteed income payments spent mostly on housing
News – Austin, Texas (January 29, 2024) – A year-long guaranteed income pilot shows Austin participants spent majority of funds on housing. Read more.
Austin’s family stabilization grants aim to lighten load for those who are stuggling
News – Austin, Texas (September 2, 2023) – Austin City Council has allocated $1.3 million in its new budget for a second round of family stabilization grants in the coming months. Read more here.
Austin’s first guaranteed income program approved after initial delay
News- Austin, Texas // Antoinette Odom, Spectrum News 1Â (May 6)Â Some Texas families struggling to make ends meet can now breathe a sigh of relief after council members voted to approve a plan that distributes $1.18 million to 85 limited-income families in the City of Austin. Spectrum News 1 has details on the latest […]
Austin program that gives low-income families $1,000 a month to end soon
News – Austin, Texas (July, 17, 2023) – UpTogether member Taniequewa Brewster is featured in this report on the Austin guaranteed income pilot. Read and watch here.
Austin paid 135 families $1,000 a month for a year. Here’s what they spent it on.
News – Austin, Texas (February 22, 2024) – Even with no guidelines, analysts found that nearly every participant used the payments to get ahead on things like rent, child care and grocery costs. (Read more.)
Austin gave low-income residents $1,000 a month with no strings attached. One participant said the payments helped her get her first permanent apartment.
News – Austin, Texas (February 24, 2024) – Stephanie Hendon, 34, lived in a shelter while working as much as possible to provide for her four kids. Her husband was living on the street, and she was struggling to see a future for herself in Austin. (Read more.)Â
Austin families given $1,000 a month spent most of it on housing, survey finds
News – Austin, Texas (February 16, 2024) – For a year, 135 low-income Austin households received $1,000 checks each month as a part of the first-ever taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program in the state. A recent study commissioned by the city to track the pilot program’s outcomes revealed that most of the payments were used for housing, […]
Austin City Council creates another guaranteed income program
News – Austin, Texas (September 29, 2023) – KXAN reports on Austin’s extension of cash grants to families. Watch the story here.
Austin City Council approves plan giving $1,000 per month to families
News- Austin, Texas // Matt Fernandez, KVUE-TV (May 5) The Austin City Council approves a new Guaranteed Income plan to give $1,000 per month to 85 families in the City of Austin. The local ABC station highlights UpTogether member, Lana, who shares her experience from a previous 12-month fund in the City of Austin organized […]
Approach
The UpTogether Approach: Community. Capital. Choice. The UpTogether Approach recognizes and honors people’s strengths, abilities and self-determination. Our strength-based view is the foundation of how we invest in families and the heart of our strategy to change systems. How do you view people experiencing financial hardship? People with limited means are often blamed for their […]
