Daily Dime
New Orleans is expanding its guaranteed basic income pilot program to provide $2 million in cash payments to disadvantaged teens and young adults. The new program would provide 769 young people who are not working or enrolled in school with $200 per month for one year.… Read more...
Renters face a lack of affordable housing after hurricanes as the number of available units decrease and prices increase, according to a new report from Ohio State University. The new research also found the number of eviction filings and evictions increase in the wake of these storms.… Read more...
Safety-net policies, such as food assistance and earned income tax credits, are effective anti-poverty tools. But these crucial programs can vary widely between states. For example, a typical single-parent family in Minnesota was eligible for more than $8,500 in combined cash and food assistance in 2022, a comparable household in Louisiana was eligible for less than $6,000.… Read more...
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne is confident that Louisiana can afford a new paid parental leave policy for state employees. But the outgoing state budget chief told the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday that it will take some time to determine the full cost.… Read more...