Guaranteed Basic Income Cohort 1 (Family) - Year 1 Dashboard

Housing Status Comparison

Tracking housing status is essential for a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program because housing stability serves as the primary metric for evaluating program success and ensures that unconditioned cash transfers effectively prevent homelessness. Because low-income participants routinely spend over half of their unrestricted cash on rent and utilities, tracking where they live provides clear data on how cash injections directly mitigate the affordable housing crisis

Savings Range Comparison

Savings data serves as a core Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for economic mobility. Tracking this metric proves that GBI does more than just help people survive - it allows them to invest in education, career shifts, or small businesses.

Credit Score Distribution

Tracking credit scores in a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program helps evaluate how direct cash assistance improves participants' long-term financial health and stability.

$500 Emergency Expense - How Would Participants Pay?

The federal benchmark often shows that over half of Americans struggle to cover a sudden $500 expense with cash or savings. By asking this question at multiple points throughout the GBI pilot—not just at baseline and program completion—we can track whether and when unconditional cash helps low-income families move from managing immediate financial crises toward building and maintaining emergency savings.

Food Security (1 Year Only)

Tracking food security within a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program is essential because food security is one of the most direct, measurable indicators of whether the cash transfer is successfully reducing poverty.

Highlights and Challenges Identified