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Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)

PILOT INFORMATION
  • Name of Experiment
    Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)
  • Official Program Website

    https://www.stocktondemonstration.org/

  • Program Description
    The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) is the nation’s first mayor led guaranteed income demonstration. Launched in February 2019 by former Mayor Michael D. Tubbs, SEED gave 125 randomly selected residents $500/month for 24 months. The cash was completely unconditional, with no strings attached and no work requirements.
  • Category
    Universal/Saturation Pilots
LOCATION
AFFILIATIONS
  • Managing Organizations/Agencies
    Reinvent Stockton Foundation
  • Other Affiliations
    GICP, MGI
IMPLEMENTATION DATA
  • Implementation Dates
    February 2019 - February 2021
  • Implementation Status
    Concluded
  • Total Number of Participants
    125
  • Type of Funding
    Private
  • Participants Receiving the Transfer
    Individuals
  • Transfer Amount
    $500 USD
  • Frequency of Payment
    Monthly
  • Duration of Payment
    24 months
  • Other Intervention Components
    Social supports
  • Is Use of Funds Available?
    No
  • Is the Pilot a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)?
    Yes
  • Other Intervention Components
    Social supports
TARGETING INFORMATION
  • Type of Tagergeting
    Neighborhood-level means testing
  • Targeting Details
    Households in ZIP codes with area-level income under the median of $46,033

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