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Free money for parents? pomona study tests $500 monthly boost

NCT ID NCT06505811

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study gives 250 parents in Pomona, California $500 each month for 18 months to see if it helps their finances, reduces stress, and improves their young children's development. A comparison group of 350 parents gets only $20 monthly. Researchers will track financial security, child milestones, and family health.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Guaranteed income ($500/month)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that guaranteed income programs help reduce poverty and improve child development and family health.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study in one city, so results may not apply elsewhere. It measures many outcomes, so some findings may be due to chance.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

599 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Must live in the City of Pomona; Must be 18 years old upon application submission; Must be the parent or legal guardian of a child aged prenatal to under 4 years old at the time of application; Must meet at least one of the following qualifiers (#1-4): Experienced negative impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic including: * The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced unemployment during the pandemic. * The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced increased food or housing insecurity during or as a result of the pandemic. Home address is located within a qualified census tract (QCT). Participant currently receiving any of the below benefits: * Federal Pell Grants * Free-and Reduced-Priced Lunch (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast (SBP) programs * Head Start and/or Early Head Start * Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) * Section 8 Vouchers : Public Housing \& Housing Choice Vouchers * Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Social Security * CalFresh or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) * Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) * Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) * Medicaid or MediCal * Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) * Childcare Subsidies through Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program * Household income is at or below 65% AMI (Area Median Income) In order to be approved for the program, the participant agrees to Informed Research Consent. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals that do not meet one or more of the inclusion criteria listed above.

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Conditions

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Psychological Well-Being

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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