San Mateo County launches guaranteed income pilot for domestic violence survivors

San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors have approved a pilot program — one they call the first of its kind — guaranteeing income for survivors of domestic violence, aiming to help ease the financial burden of leaving an abusive situation.

The program will provide monthly $1,000 payments to 20 survivors of domestic violence with at least one minor child over the course of a year, according to a county press release. The payments will begin in July 2025, said Karen Ferguson, CEO of Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse.