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The UK-first trial gave 99 care leavers a one-off £2,000 cash lump sum to see if it prevented them from falling into homelessness

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[–] underscore_@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The results … showed participants who received the money were more likely to be in stable housing …

people who received the cash …consistently reported … that they spent 12% less on alcohol tobacco and drugs than previously

It seems every time a study like this is done there is the same result: that people in less precarious life situations have better outcomes.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Surely at some point the evidence becomes undeniable and we do something about it, right? Right?