$500 in your pocket – no strings attached

Some families in Cambridge will soon be eligible to receive $500, each month, for 18 months, no strings attached. It's the product of a new program called "Rise Up Cambridge: Cash Payments for Families with Kids," which seeks to partially address poverty through direct income payments.

WBUR Senior Business Reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joins The Common to walk us through this program, and where it fits into a broader, national movement in support of guaranteed income.