The Denver Basic Income Project released its first-year results.milehightraveler / Getty ImagesThe Denver Basic Income Project helped participants secure housing and full-time jobs.The pilot program provided direct cash payments to over 800 Coloradans experiencing homelessness.Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.Jarun Laws lived in his car in a restaurant parking lot near downtown Denver.
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