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Madison Guaranteed Income Pilot Program (Madison Forward Fund)

PILOT INFORMATION
  • Name of Experiment
    Madison Guaranteed Income Pilot Program (Madison Forward Fund)
  • Official Program Website

    https://www.irp.wisc.edu/MadisonForwardFund/

  • Program Description
    The city initiated the Madison Forward Fund in 2022 to kickstart the Guaranteed Income Pilot Program and it was one of the first of its kind in the country. Under this program, low-income families received a monthly stipend of $500 for a full year with no strings attached.
  • Category
    Women, Families, and Kids under 18, Universal/Saturation Pilots
LOCATION
AFFILIATIONS
  • Managing Organizations/Agencies
    TASC Madison
  • Other Affiliations
    MGI, Give Back Foundation, IInstitute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison, CGIR
IMPLEMENTATION DATA
  • Implementation Dates
    Sept 2022 - Aug 2023
  • Implementation Status
    Concluded
  • Total Number of Participants
    155
  • Type of Funding
    Private
  • Participants Receiving the Transfer
    Households
  • Transfer Amount
    $500 USD
  • Frequency of Payment
    Monthly
  • Duration of Payment
    12 months
  • Is Use of Funds Available?
    Yes
  • Is the Pilot a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)?
    Yes
TARGETING INFORMATION
  • Type of Tagergeting
    Individual/household means-testing and demographic
  • Targeting Details
    Individuals 18 and older with a household income less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Line, and with a child under 18 years old living at home.

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