The Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program provided $660 per month for 12 months to eligible single parents or guardians with low incomes.
Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program was tested in one study that included people who had the following characteristics: Parents, Single parents, Public benefits recipients.
Pathways to Work cannot assess support for this program on long-term earnings. This means there were no moderate- or high-quality studies of the effect of this program on long-term earnings.
The Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program provided $660 per month for 12 months to eligible single parents or guardians with low incomes.
Parents or guardians had to reside in Shreveport or Caddo Parish, to have a child between the ages of three and 20 living with them, and to have a household income less than or equal to 120 percent of the federal poverty level at the time of application. Participants were offered optional financial education and benefit navigation services.
The program was implemented in Shreveport, LA.
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| Outcome domain | Term | Effectiveness rating | Effect in 2024 dollars and percentages | Effect in standard deviations | Sample size |
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| Increase earnings | Short-term |  |
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| Increase employment | Short-term | 
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-3% (in percentage points)
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-0.084 | 165 |
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| Decrease benefit receipt | Short-term |
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$21 per year
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0.006 | 165 |
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| Increase education and training | All measurement periods | |
| Study quality rating | Study counts per rating |
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 High
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The Shreveport Financial Empowerment Center
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