The percentage of people who had housing at the 10-month check-in of the Denver Basic Income Project climbed to 45%.

They were separated into three groups. Group A received $1,000 per month for a year. Group B received $6,500 the first month and $500 for the next 11 months. And group C, the control group, received $50 per month…

And … no surprise …

  • @OhmsLawnEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    Also maybe I’m misinterpreting but the graphs seem to show the control group having much more similar outcomes to those getting larger sums and payments having much less of an effect than I’d expect

    It does seem like the amount had very little correlation with the outcome.

    I’d like to see a comparison with a zero-dollar control group. This study seems to assume that the numbers at the beginning wouldn’t have improved without financial intervention.