A COMMUNITY BUILT ON TRUST
The Guaranteed Income Community of Practice (GICP) convenes policy experts, advocates, researchers, leaders, funders, practitioners and elected officials to learn and collaborate in the maturing arena of unconditional cash programs.
Community Spotlight
PHLHousing+ is a five-year randomized controlled trial run by the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) and the University of Pennsylvania testing direct cash assistance as an alternative to Housing Choice Vouchers for very low-income households with children in Philadelphia. The pilot was motivated by evidence that landlord rejection rates for voucher holders exceeded 80% in higher-income Philadelphia neighborhoods, effectively making the voucher inaccessible for many families who needed it most. Rachel Mulbry (PHDC) and Vincent Reina (Housing Initiative at UPenn) presented early findings from the trial, which compares outcomes for households receiving monthly cash, those offered a voucher, and a control group still on the PHA waitlist — with results strongly favoring cash on access, housing stability, and housing quality.
1,300+
Convening Members
825+
Organizations Represented
160+ Across 35 States
Demonstrations Supported Nationwide
A FOUNDATION OF EQUITY
The GICP builds on the success of two landmark guaranteed income programs: the Magnolia Mother’s Trust and the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration. The lessons learned from the first large-scale community-based pilot (MMT) and the first mayor-led demonstration (SEED) produced robust systems of support for new equity-focused guaranteed income programs to use.
Co-Convening Organizations
