Presentation Title
Second Line
August 15, 2016
1 City of Alameda
Rise Up Alameda
Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
12-Month Interim Report
Alameda City Council Presentation
September 2, 2025
Guaranteed Income (GI) Pilot Programs
• Characteristics of a GI Pilot Program
• Unconditional—without a work requirement or any other conditions.
• Unrestricted—allowing individuals to determine what they need; and
• Regular payments over a period of time.
2 Guaranteed Income Pilot
3 Alameda’s pilot program, called Rise Up
Alameda (RUA), provides:
• $1,000 per month to approximately
150 low-income households over a
two-year period.
The first payment was disbursed
December 2023, and the final payment
is November 2025.
Program Goals
Goals of the Program
1. Reduce economic volatility for program participants;
2. Change local narratives and perceptions surrounding poverty and sense of community belonging; and
3. Collect data and contribute to information gathered from other GI programs nationally and inform larger policy
discussions regarding anti-poverty measures.
4 Pilot Participants
5 Findings
General Overview
• Of the 40 outcomes that Abt measured, they found
improvement in 17 of them, this is more than a majority of other Pilot GI programs
Financial Wellbeing
• Recipients showed greater financial stability and resilience. • GI increased the financial well being and other outcomes. 6 Findings
Mental and Physical Health
• Recipients reported improved mental health across a variety of measures: lower stress, increased hopefulness, an improved sense of mattering, and more community engagement.
• Recipients also reported less chaotic home environments than the control group.
• The report noted increased medical care for older participants. 7 Findings
Sense of Community
• Recipients were more likely to be involved in community activities.
• Recipients demonstrated statistically significant improvements in emotional connection, group membership, and fulfillment of needs.
8 Inconclusive Findings
Employment
• There was no impact on work engagement and there was no increase in unemployment.
• Rise Up recipients who were unemployed at the start of the program reported feeling more hopeful about setting goals and reaching them.
• Participants were less likely to be employed full-time than the control group.
9 Inconclusive Findings
Housing
• There was no significant improvement in housing outcomes. • Abt was unable to determine if there was any real change in homelessness (both sheltered and unsheltered) due to GI.
Food Security
• Abt did not find measurable impact on food security.
10 Next Steps
Next Steps
1. Notification of Last Disbursements.
2. Storytelling Component.
3. 24-month Survey and Final Survey Report.
11 THANK YOU
We Are Available for Questions
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