George Mason researchers study guaranteed income pilot program for working families in Fairfax County
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June 29, 2026 / By Shayla Brown
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George Mason University researchers Amy Best and Eliz Storelli are studying Fairfax County's 18-month Economic Mobility Pilot Program, which provides unrestricted cash payments to ALICE (asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) households — a population representing a third of Fairfax County residents. The program combines guaranteed income with organizational resources from local government and community nonprofits to support working families facing economic hardship. The research aims to understand how unrestricted cash payments affect financial mobility for this demographic.
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· 3 pulledGeorge Mason researchers Amy Best and Eliz Storelli investigated how unrestricted cash payments, when combined with organizational resources from local and state government and community nonprofits, affect the financial mobility of the county's asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) population
The ALICE population represents a third of Fairfax County residents
An innovative partnership between George Mason University, Fairfax County, and the United Way is shedding light on how guaranteed income can support working families facing economic hardship
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