From ‘barely surviving’ to thriving: Ontario basic income recipients report less stress, better health

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Margie Goold, who suffers debilitating arthritis, bought a new walker.

Lance Dingman, who lost his right leg to a chronic bone disease, is no longer running out of groceries by the middle of the month.

Wendy Moore, who has been homeless for almost two years, is looking for an apartment.

The three Hamilton residents are part of the first wave of participants in Ontario’s experiment with basic income, a monthly, no-strings-attached payment of up to $1,400 for people living in poverty. Those with disabilities receive an additional $500 a month.

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how shocking. when people have enough money to survive they don’t have as much stress and can live healthier lives

From ‘barely surviving’ to thriving: Ontario basic income recipients report less stress, better health