Guaranteed income has emerged as a promising intervention to counteract systemic racial inequalities in income and housing stability; however, less is known about guaranteed income program participants’ long-term housing outcomes after payments end. With this grant, Nakphong and colleagues will leverage the Black Economic Equity Movement (BEEM) project, a guaranteed income program targeting Black emerging adults in low-income areas in San Francisco and Oakland, CA. The BEEM project utilizes a waitlist-controlled design, with half of participants receiving monthly cash payments during Year 1, and half receiving payments in Year 2. To assess the lasting impact of guaranteed income 1-2 years after payments end, Nakphong and colleagues will extend the follow-up of BEEM participants for an additional year. The team will further isolate the effects of guaranteed income on housing status, housing instability, and housing trajectories by including a comparison group of eligible BEEM applicants who were not selected for the original study. By integrating quantitative data from additional follow-up surveys and qualitative data from interviews with BEEM participants and comparison group members, the team will further our understanding of the ability of guaranteed income to sustainably reduce racial inequality in housing outcomes for youth in the United States.
Does a guaranteed income program have a lasting impact on the housing instability of Black emerging adults?
