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County receives baseline report on Guaranteed Basic Income pilots
Summary
Office of Supportive Housing presented baseline data from three GBI cohorts: 42% of participants were unhoused or temporarily housed, 66% had incomes under $50,000 and many spent a majority of income on housing; staff described payment system updates and a 36‑month evaluation plan.
Office of Supportive Housing staff updated the committee on the county’s Guaranteed Basic Income pilots and presented a baseline report covering three cohorts: unstably housed youth/students, young parents and justice‑involved individuals.
Staff said baseline findings show high need among participants: 42% were unhoused or temporarily housed, 66% reported household incomes under $50,000 per year, and more than 47% spent 60% or more of their income on housing. The office also described completing a transition from an old debit‑card payment system to a new payment card and rolling out quarterly surveys and outreach procedures.
Program design includes 24 months of payments for participants and a 12‑month post‑program follow‑up (36 months total), and staff said they will pursue additional outreach to reduce attrition among participants who are temporarily incarcerated or unstably housed. Supervisors received the report and asked staff to provide comparative attrition and evaluation data from other GBI pilots for context in future reports.
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