AMERICANS all over the country are getting help making ends meet through universal basic income (UBI) programs.

These guaranteed income programs provide monthly payments to eligible participants. 

Usually, the programs are government-sponsored or run by not-for-profits.

In most cases, there are no strings attached to how the cash can be used and it doesn't have to be paid back.

While there is growing support or these programs, those who oppose them say they discourage people from finding work.

Here are some of the UBI programs across the country.

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1. Birmingham, Alabama

• Program: Embrace Mothers
• Length: March 2022 to February 2023
• Payments: $375 a month for one year
• Participants: 110 single mothers

2. Los Angeles, California

• Program: Big Leap
• Length: January 2022 to January 2023
• Payments: $1,000 a month for one year
• Participants: Approximately 3,000

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LA has a second UBI program as well.

• Program: Breathe
• Length: Three years
• Payments: $1,204 a month
• Participants: 150 people ages 18 to 24 who are receiving general relief benefits

4. Marin County, California

• Length: 2021 to 2023
• Payments: $1,000 a month for two years
• Participants: 125 low-income women raising at least one child under 18 years old

5. Mountain View, California

• Program: Elevate MV
• Length: One year beginning December 2022
• Payments: $500 every month
• Participants: 166

6. Oakland, California

• Program: Oakland Resilient Families
• Length: Summer 2020 to present
• Payments: $500 a month
• Participants: 600

7. West Hollywood, California

• Program: West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income
• Length: April 2022 to October 2023
• Payments: $1,000
• Participants: 25 randomly selected West Hollywood residents, age 50 or above, who identify as LGBTQIA

8. Atlanta, Georgia

• Program: I.M.P.A.C.T. (Income Mobility Program for Atlanta Community Transformation)
• Length: One year
• Payments: $500 a month for one year
• Participants: 300 Atlanta residents who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty line

9. Georgia

• Program: In Her Hands
• Length: Beginning in early 2022 for at least two years
• Payments: $850 a month for two years; some may receive a lump sum payment
• Participants: 650 Black women, initially in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward

10. Cook County, Illinois

• Program: Cook County Guaranteed Income
• Length: Begins December 2022 for a year
• Payments: $500 a month
• Participants: 3,000 residents living at or below 250 percent the poverty level

11. Gainesville, Florida

• Program: Just Income GNV
• Length: Winter 2021/2022 to early 2023
• Payments: $1,000, then $600 a month for 11 months
• Participants: 115 formerly incarcerated people

12. Chicago, Illinois

• Program: Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot
• Length: July 2022 to July 2023
• Payments: $500 a month
• Participants: 5,000 low-income people making less than $35,000 a year

13. Louisville, Kentucky

• Program: YALift! (Young Adult Louisville Income for Transformation)
• Length: April 2022 to April 2023
• Payments: $500 a month
• Participants: 150 young people between the ages of 18 to 24

14. New Orleans, Louisiana

• Program: Financial literacy program
• Length: 10 months
• Payments: $350 a month
• Participants: 125 young people between the ages of 16 to 24 either unemployed or not in school

15. Shreveport, Louisiana

• Length: March 2022 to March 2023
• Payments: $660 a month for one year
• Participants: 110 single parents or legal guardians of school-aged children

16. Chelsea, Massachusetts

• Program: Direct Assistance Stipend Program
• Length: November 2020 to present
• Payments: Between $200 to $400 a month
• Participants: 2,000

17. Lynn, Massachusetts

• Program: Family Health Project
• Length: May 2021 to May 2024
• Payments: $400 a month to new moms for a child's first three years
• Participants: 15

18. Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Program: Minneapolis Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot
• Length: Spring 2022 to Spring 2024
• Payments: $500 a month for two years
• Participants: 200 families

19. Jackson, Mississippi

• Program: Magnolia Mother's Trust
• Length: May 2022 to present
• Payments: $1,000 a month for one year
• Participants: 100 low-income, Black mothers

20. New York

• Program: Creatives Rebuild New York
• Length: 18 months
• Payments: $1,000 a month
• Participants: 2,400 artists

21. Hudson, New York

• Program: HudsonUp
• Length: 2020 to 2025
• Payments: $500 a month for five years
• Participants: 25

22. New York, New York

• Program: The Bridge Project
• Length: Three years from acceptance
• Payments: $1,000 a month for three years (Phase One)
• Participants: 100 pregnant or new mothers with a baby under one year (Phase One)

23. Rochester, New York

• Program: Guaranteed Basic Income
• Length: Two years
• Payments: $500 a month for one year
• Participants: 175 low-income families

24. North Carolina / Cherokee Tribe

• Program: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Casino Dividend
• Length: Annual
• Payments: $4,000 to $6,000 a year
• Participants: Every tribal member

25. Durham, North Carolina

• Program: Excel Pilot Program
• Length: 2022 to 2023
• Payments: $500 a month for one year
• Participants: 115 Durham residents who were incarcerated in the last five years

26. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Program: No confirmed name yet
• Length: March 2022 for at least one year
• Payments: $500 a month for at least 12 months
• Participants: 60 people who have received TANF for at least five years

27. Columbia, South Carolina

• Program: Columbia Life Improvement Monetary Boost
• Length: Early 2021 to present
• Payments: $500 a month
• Participants: 100 low-income fathers

28. Alexandria, Virginia

• Program: Alexandria Guaranteed Income Pilot
• Length: December 2021 to December 2023
• Payments: $500 a month for two years
• Participants: 150

29. Washington, DC

• Program: Strong Families, Strong Future DC
• Length: One year from February 2022
• Payments: $900 per month for one year
• Participants: 132 new and expectant mothers in Wards 5, 7 and 8

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