Americans get up to $2,000 in monthly checks for the next three years from a $2.6 million pot – see who’s eligible

SELECT Oregon residents are to receive up to $2,000 a month for three years as a result of a new universal basic income (UBI) program.

The Black Resilience Fund, a program of the nonprofit Brown Hope, promotes resilience and healing for residents of Black Multnomah County.

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Beginning in the first week of December, 25 families (68 people) will take home between $1,000 and $2,000 per month for three years.

Because the program is funded by the community, the number of participants directly correlates to the money raised for the fund.

The selection process was based on responses and selected interviews during the application process.

The payments depend on certain income thresholds.

Eligibility Criteria

According to that Black Resilience Fundto be considered you must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Identify as Black, African American, or African
• A resident of Multnomah County
• One applicant per household

Specific communities were prioritized, as 30 to 40 percent of the selected participants were either ex-prisoners, single parents, minimum and low-wage workers, or alumni in foster care.

Payment rates are $1,000 per month for adults, $1,500 for adults with 1 or 2 children, and $2,000 for adults with 3 or more children.

According to the website, this three-tier threshold is designed specifically to help families combat rising childcare costs.

The thresholds are as follows:

• $47,565 for a household of 1 or 2 adults (3.5 times the federal poverty line)
• $61,155 for a single-parent or three-person household (4.5 times the federal poverty line)
• $74,745 for a household of 4 or more (5.5 times the federal poverty line)

Other UBI programs

San Francisco, California will be finalizing applications for its Guaranteed Income Program on Thursday, December 15.

The payments are aimed at transgender residents and are valued at $1,200 per month.

They will date for a year and a half.

To be eligible, you must identify as either transgender, non-binary, intersex, or gender non-conforming.

Also, they must be earning less than $600 per month at the time their application can be submitted on-line.

In Cook County, Illinois, the first payment of $500 a month is due next week on Thursday, December 15, the local news outlet reports WTTW.

And Chelsea, Massachusetts, could start the second phase of its $400-a-month guaranteed income program in the week of December 18.

However, this time the payments are only going out for a few months to help with high energy bills and inflation.

To qualify, you need to earn less than 30% of area median income, which is what it was in the last round, Chelsea city manager Tom Ambrosino told The Sun.

The Sun revealed even more Americans will receive monthly payments ranging from $600 to $1,000.

Also an update on a possible fourth stimulus check.