Language
English (en)
Publication Date
12-8-2025
Summary
How does guaranteed basic income influence the economic security of recipients?
In late 2023, the City of St Louis launched a pilot program providing $500 a month for 18 months to more than 500 low-income St. Louis households with children. Researchers from the Center for Social Development and the Brown School Evaluation Center conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of the program, tracking recipients’ journeys over the pilot’s duration. This brief presents findings on the effects of the St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Program on the economic security of program participants, including their experience of economic hardships, their use of the payments, their financial goals, and their overall financial well-being.
Document Type
Research Brief
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Income Policy
Original Citation
Allee, H., Anderson, G., Barth, R., Brugger, L., Chiang, M., Dobill, A., Hamilton, L., Moore, A., Rolf, L., Roll, S., & Zhang, G. (2025). The Impacts of the St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Program on Economic Security (Evaluation Brief No. 1). Washington University, Center for Social Development and Brown School Evaluation Center. https://doi.org/10.7936/d2hx-cz62
Keywords
St. Louis ; St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Program ; income ; policy ; Missouri ; United States ; economic security ; financial well-being ;
Recommended Citation
Allee, H., Anderson, G., Barth, R., Brugger, L., Chiang, M., Dobill, A., Hamilton, L., Moore, A., Rolf, L., Roll, S., & Zhang, G. (2025). The Impacts of the St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Program on Economic Security (Evaluation Brief No. 1). Washington University, Center for Social Development and Brown School Evaluation Center. https://doi.org/10.7936/d2hx-cz62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/d2hx-cz62