Project 100+ Unconditional Cash Transfer was a one-time unconditional cash payment of $1,000 provided to low-income families with children in twelve states to alleviate financial distress associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. The program provided unrestricted, lump sum cash transfer delivered via a Hyperwallet account that could be used for any type of expense. There were no requirements for families to participate in any other services or meet work-related conditions.

Eligible families received the one-time payment in May 2020. 

Embrace Mothers Birmingham was a guaranteed income pilot for adult single mothers in Birmingham, Alabama that provided participants with $375 per month for 12 months. The program provided unrestricted cash transfers that could be used for any type of expenses without any requirements to participate in services.

The Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program provided $660 per month for 12 months to eligible single parents or guardians with low incomes. Parents or guardians had to reside in Shreveport or Caddo Parish, have a child between the ages of 3 and 20 living with them, and have a household income less than or equal to 120 percent of federal poverty level at the time of application. Participants also were offered optional financial education and benefit navigation services.

The program was evaluated in Shreveport, LA.

The Padua Pilot aimed to promote self-sufficiency among families with low incomes who had an adult willing and able to work,  offering individualized and holistic case management services, which included job training, housing assistance, budgeting, financial literacy, and coaching for overall well-being.

OpenResearch Unconditional Income Pilot offered a $1,000 per month unconditional cash transfer for three years to participants between the ages of 21-40 years who had a household income less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. Transfers were considered gifts from non-profit organizations and not considered taxable income. Legislation was passed in participating study sites to protect against means-tested benefit loss.

The Baby’s First Years (BFY) Unconditional Cash Transfer provided monthly, predictable unconditional cash transfers to new mothers with low-income to increase household financial resources and encourage investments in child development during the first years of children’s lives. Mothers were given a debit card in the hospital, and a cash gift of $333 was loaded into the card monthly. Mothers also had access to a hotline number for assistance with the card use. There were no work-related requirements and no restrictions on how mothers could spend the cash gifts.