Los Angeles County’s new guaranteed income program, Breathe, is one of the biggest in the nation. It will distribute $1,000 per month to 1,000 select eligible L.A. County residents for three years.

To be eligible for this project, you must meet all of these requirements:

— Be 18 years of age or older.

— Have a household income that falls at or below 100% of the County’s, for a single person household, or have a household income that falls at or below 120% of the County’s AMI for households with two or more persons.

— Have been negatively financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Not be currently enrolled in another Guaranteed Income project offered by the County, a city, or other public or private entity.

— Only one person will be eligible to participate in the project per household.

In addition applicants must live in an area outlined by an eligibility map found on the website. Several locations in the Santa Clarita Valley are eligible including areas of Newhall and Canyon Country. Eligible areas have median income below Area Median Income and are in the moderate, high, or highest COVID Need Tiers.

Applications open on Thursday, March 31. For more information on the program and eligibility, visit L.A. County Breathe.

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