People's Prosperity Project
The City of Saint Paul launched the People’s Prosperity Guaranteed Income Pilot in October 2020.
SPENDING BREAKDOWN
The data in this pie chart shows aggregate spending for guaranteed income participants in St. Paul, MN (PPP). This includes all non-cash expenditures from the participants’ pre-paid debit card that is loaded with guaranteed income payments monthly.
Retail sales and services accounted for the largest share of spending, at 55.35%, followed by Food and groceries (28.05%) and Transport related expenses (5.74%).
CHILD TAX CREDIT
The state of Minnesota significant reduction in poverty as a result of the largest, national pilot in the Child Tax Credit that was implemented as a result of the Covid Pandemic.
This program provided tax credit for eligible taxpayers with qualifying children in the form of cash payouts. The credit amount varied based on factors like the number of qualifying children and the taxpayer’s income. It can lower tax liability or result in a tax refund.
During the course of this pilot, it has been proven to reduce poverty for families with dependent children – in every state.
Poverty Rate (Current Law)
6.8%
Poverty Rate (Under new tax credit)
2.4%
Percentage point reduction
4.4%
Percent change
64.8%
DEMOGRAPHICS
Basic Information
sample size (Treatment Group)
900
Avg. Age of Respondent (years)
1
Children in Households
Have Children in Household
1
%
No Children in Household
5
%
Avg. children in Household
1
Avg. Household size
Gender
Male
1
%
Female
5
%
Other
5
%
Ethnicity
Hispanic
1
%
Non-Hispanic
%
Race
White
1
%
African American
5
%
American Indian/ Alaska Native
5
%
Asian
1
%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
5
%
Latino
5
%
Other/ Mixed
5
%
Marital Status
Single
5
%
Married
5
%
Partnered/ in-relationship
5
%
Primary language at Home
English
5
%
Spanish
5
%
Other
5
%
Annual Household Income (in $USD)
Mean
$
14000
Median
$
10800
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Samantha & Max
Samantha and Max are a married couple with four children. During the pandemic, Max lost his income and medical bills were piling up for their infant daughter born with a heart condition.
The guaranteed income allowed them to feel less stressed about medical bills, take a training program that enabled Samantha to secure a new job, and also fix their daughter’s bike.
“What I have received from the program is the ability to be more open hearted, whether that’s about taking care of myself or taking care of my family,” said Samantha. “Or even just being more thoughtful about the community and realizing that as my own tensions unwind, it allows you to give that grace to others too.”
Kipp is a 65-year-old female living in Long Beach. She had been a touring musician for almost twenty years when she became ill and started teaching guitar lessons. Her business was doing well until the pandemic hit; within two weeks, she lost all but one of her students. She is using some of the money to take a business course and buy a video camera to help launch her business. She said, “I have breathing room because, when you’re stressed out, you end up holding your breath. Now I’m breathing, I’m flowing, I’m creating, I’m learning a lot of different stuff. The Breathe program has helped me on a lot of levels.”
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Patric is a 31 year old male living in Inglewood. He had just left working for the post office and was trying to figure things out. He says, “I was in between jobs and trying to figure out everything. I’ve been able to get rent relief and get help with other bills. And they’re helping me in developing my career. By the end of the program, I’m hoping to be in a position to make a big purchase, like a house.”
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