22 direct payments between $200 and $1,000 going out in April – see if you’re eligible for monthly cash

ELIGIBLE Americans are set to receive direct payments worth up to $1,000 in April and beyond.

That’s because dozens of cities and states around the country have implemented guaranteed basic income programs to support residents through times of inflation and economic uncertainty.

Americans are earning hundreds per month

Guaranteed basic income, or GBI, is similar to universal basic income (UBI) initiatives, which provide all residents in a community with a steady stream of income regardless of identity or background.

Unlike UBI, which is for everyone and not limited by time, GBI programs are usually for a specific period of time and focused on specific groups.

GBI also differs from one-time or once-yearly tax rebates and other temporary relief payments because they aim to support residents throughout the year.

Here are all the programs that will send relief in April and beyond.

Exact date $4,555 monthly checks will hit your account – full schedule

Three competing proposals for boosting cash debated

1. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Program: Breathe
Length: For three years, starting March 2022
Payments: $1,000 per month
Participants: 150 people ages 18 to 24 who are receiving general relief benefits

2. MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Length: 2021 to 2023
Payments: $1,000 a month for two years
Participants: 125 low-income women raising at least one child under 18 years old

3. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA

Program: Elevate MV
Length: One year beginning December 2022
Payments: $500 every month
Participants: 166

4. WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

Program: West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income
Length: April 2022 to October 2023
Payments: $1,000
Participants: 25 randomly selected 50+ West Hollywood residents who identify as LGBTQIA

5. ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Program: I.M.P.A.C.T. (Income Mobility Program for Atlanta Community Transformation)
Length: One year from acceptance
Payments: $500 a month
Participants: 300 Atlanta residents who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty line

6. GEORGIA

Program: In Her Hands
Length: Beginning in early 2022 for at least two years
Payments: $850 a month for two years; some may receive a lump sum payment
Participants: 650 Black women, initially in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward

7. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Program: Cook County Guaranteed Income
Length: Began December 2022 for one year
Payments: $500 a month
Participants: 3,000 residents living at or below 250 percent the poverty level

8. EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

Length: One year from November 2022
Payments: $500 a month
Participants: 150 low-income residents

9. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

10. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Program: YALift! (Young Adult Louisville Income for Transformation)
Length: April 2022 to April 2023
Payments: $500 a month
Participants: 150 young people between the ages of 18 to 24

11. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISANA

Program: Financial literacy program
Length: 10 months from acceptance
Payments: $350 a month
Participants: 125 young people between the ages of 16 to 24 either unemployed or not in school

12. LYNN, MASSACUSETTS

Program: Family Health Project
Length: May 2021 to May 2024
Payments: $400 a month to new mothers for a child’s first three years
Participants: 15

13. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Program: Minneapolis Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot
Length: Spring 2022 to Spring 2024
Payments: $500 a month for two years
Participants: 200 families

14. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Program: Magnolia Mother’s Trust
Length: May 2022 to present
Payments: $1,000 a month for one year
Participants: 100 low-income, Black mothers

15. NEW YORK

Program: Creatives Rebuild New York
Length: 18 months, participants were notified in April 2022
Payments: $1,000 a month
Participants: 2,400 artists

16. HUDSON, NEW YORK

Program: HudsonUp
Length: 2020 to 2025
Payments: $500 a month for five years
Participants: 25

17. NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Program: The Bridge Project
Length: Three years from acceptance
Payments: $1,000 a month for three years (Phase One)
Participants: 100 pregnant or new mothers with a baby under one year (Phase One)