Hundreds of St. Louis families received back pay last week after a city program that provides low-income families a guaranteed basic income was restarted.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed the pilot program into law in December 2022, and families received their first payments in December 2023. The program provides low-income families with monthly cash payments of $500 to help cover food, utility bills and other household and family needs.
Funding came from $5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money and a $1 million donation from tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey. The program was set to end in mid-2025…