Caregivers including parents to start getting monthly payments of $450 in weeks – are you eligible?

UNIVERSAL basic income (UBI) payments worth $450 are set to start rolling out to needy Americans next month.

Under Ithaca’s guaranteed income program, the funds are going out to 110 residents for a total of 12 months.

The privately-funded program aims to help low-income caregivers (including parents) offset expenses such as food, housing, medical costs, and potential financial emergencies.

Who qualifies?

First, keep in mind that you needed to apply between December 10 and December 17.

Participants were selected for the program in January after the city went through between 400 and 600 applications, according to The Ithaca Voice.

To be eligible, you must be a caregiver that lives in Ithaca, New York. 

Also, your family’s 2021 income must be below 80% of the area’s median, which is as follows:

• Household of one - $50,200
• Household of two - $57,400
• Household of three – $64,550
• Household of four – $71,700
• Household of five - $77,450
• Household of six - $83,200
• Household of seven - $88,950
• Household of eight - $94,650

The city defines a caregiver as an adult that allocates “significant unpaid time” caring for a disabled or an aging child. 

“This could be either in or out of their home,” the city said. 

“It could include people caring for their parents or even parents caring for their child. It can include partners and stretch beyond families to include guardians, neighbors, friends, and much, much more.”

While payments were expected to start going out earlier this year, administrative delays affected the launch of the program. 

Payments are now set to start rolling out in June via prepaid debit cards, as reported by The Ithaca Voice. 

Other UBI programs

While you can’t apply for the program above, there are a few that you may qualify for across the country.

However, deadlines are fast-approaching – so you need to act quickly if you’re eligible. 

For example, there are just two days left to apply for $1,000 monthly payments for two years in Baltimore, Maryland.

Low-income residents must apply by Monday, May 9.

In Chicago, Illinois 5,000 residents can still apply for $500 monthly payments for a year.

Applications close on Friday, May 13.

And hundreds of women in Georgia have a little more than a week to apply for $850 monthly payments.

The application window closes on May 15.

For more on UBI, check out 24 cities and states offering it.

Also, millions are set to start getting stimulus and other payments worth up to $1,200 this month.