The city of San Francisco, California, will offer the money to select groups, including transgender residents.
A PROGRAM for monthly payments in the thousands has launched – qualifying Americans can act for a limited time to claim their money.
Those who patriciate in the Guaranteed Income for Trans People program will get $1,200 in monthly direct payments.
The universal basic income (UBI) initiative, which will last for 18 months, is being run in partnership with the city, medical and mental health provider Lyon-Martin Community Health Services, and the nonprofit Transgender District.
“Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (G.I.F.T.) will provide economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat poverty our most impacted community members face,” officials running the program said.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible, you must identify as either transgender, non-binary, intersex, or gender nonconforming.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and live in San Francisco.
They also must earn less than $600 per month at the time of their application.
Those who qualify can apply online by submitting personal information, including first name, phone number, and email address.
Additionally, you’ll need a list of supporting documents.
This includes the following, according to officials.
Along with the information, you need to be willing to complete a survey and new ones every three months.
If you need assistance applying, contact Lyon-Martin by emailing [email protected] or calling (415) 213-1717.
A total of 55 individuals will be selected to participate.
The deadline to apply is Thursday, December 15.