Findings: Unconditional Cash Study

Participant Perspectives on Parenting

Quotes from 6 waves of qualitative Interviews with 117 parents

Qualitative Working Paper: Parental Investments in Children

We explore the mechanisms through which cash transfers impacted the quality and quantity of time parents spend with their children.

Buying Back Time

Cash didn't just change parents’ budgets; it transformed how many of them structured their time.

Participant Perspectives on Policy

Participant perspectives on policy from round 5 qualitative interviews

The American Dream

For those living near the federal poverty level, the promise of the American dream has come to represent surviving rather than thriving.

The Financial Gift That Keeps on Giving

The cash allowed some recipients to provide more financial support to others.

How Unconditional Cash Transfers Filled The Gap

Black people are more likely to want to start a business and less likely to get a business loan

Breaking Barriers

Women’s entrepreneurship and the effects of receiving unconditional cash over the course of three years

Housing Access and Retention

Qualitative narratives highlight the barriers recipients faced while applying for housing, and how the cash helped some overcome them.