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Evanston council expands guaranteed‑income extension to 102 households, narrows eligibility after debate
Summary
The Evanston City Council on April 27 approved expanding a second round of guaranteed income to 102 households citywide — $500 a month for six months — using remaining ARPA funds, with eligibility at 185% of the federal poverty level and two target groups: families with young children and residents 55 and older.
The Evanston City Council voted April 27 to allocate the remaining ARPA funds for a second round of the city’s guaranteed‑income pilot, approving support for 102 households at $500 a month for six months and expanding eligibility citywide to two groups: households with a child in second grade or younger, and residents aged 55 and older who meet income limits.
Lisonbee Leipsinger, the city’s policy and intergovernmental affairs manager, told the council staff had enrolled 99 families in the program’s first round and that about $300,000 remained to extend the initiative. “We were only able to enroll 99 of the 150 families that this council allocated ARPA dollars for,” she said during her…
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