"The goal is to get people the cash they need on a regular basis where it's predictable, it's reliable and allows people to improve their situations," said Elijah Miller, the director of policy for Boston's Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion.
Similar programs have been piloted in two Greater Boston cities, and have shown promising results. In 2020, more than 2,200 households facing food insecurity in Chelsea were selected by lottery to receive $400 a month for nine months. Sixty-five percent of the funds were spent on food and the program "largely achieved its goals," a 2022 report from the Harvard Kennedy School found. The city continued the program from January through March 2023.
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