Guaranteed Income Program Begins for 1,000 Los Angeles County Residents

US dollar notes are photographed in Buenos Aires, on June 23, 2022. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s guaranteed basic income program is underway, with 1,000 residents receiving $1,000 monthly for the next three years, officials said on Aug. 30.

The recipients were chosen randomly from more than 180,000 people who applied for the program.