A pilot program to provide guaranteed basic income to 100 Santa Clara County residents who have been incarcerated or were otherwise under supervision by the justice system took another step forward Tuesday as the county Board of Supervisors was updated on a potential budget and planning process.
The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase.
Ky Le, a deputy county executive who gave the presentation Tuesday, told the board that the guaranteed basic income program would cost $4 million. Supervisors allocated $2 million from the county's American Rescue Plan Act funds, which will be supplemented by $1 million each from the state and non-profit organization Destination: Home.
The goal is to have the program running by January, but that will require outreach to stakeholders to people who would utilize the program, people who could have utilized such a program, and law enforcement. "In order for guaranteed basic income to actually work, folks that have been impacted directly, system-impacted, formerly incarcerated, are there every step of the way in this process so that it can be successful," said Jose Valle, a columnist for the organization.A pilot basic guaranteed income program for former foster youth is already underway and will launch its second group of participants this month, Le said.
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