In the coming week, officials in Harris County, Texas, will alert applicants who have been chosen for its pilot basic income program for low-income individuals in parts of the county.
Last week, officials in the county said the Uplift Harris program had roughly 83,000 applicants and confirmed that it will notify those selected for the payments by Feb. 26, according to the Houston Chronicle.
“Reducing poverty and helping families who are struggling to meet basic needs should not be a political debate,” Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement last week. “Our community is experiencing poverty at rates higher than other communities in Texas and around the nation, and we as county leaders have a duty to do everything we can to address it.”
Residents who are 200% below the federal poverty line and live in one of Harris County’s “high-poverty ZIP codes” or those
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