Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.

Stockton, California launched a guaranteed basic-income program for residents in 2019. Since the pilot, over 100 US municipalities have tried the GBI model as a poverty solution.

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• Over 100 basic income pilots in the US have offered no-strings-attached cash payments to low-income families. 
• Aimed at combating poverty, GBI faces political challenges and funding constraints.
• But pilots' success could create momentum for wider-spread programs, even at the state level.