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Denver Basic Income Project gave homeless people cash and saved taxpayers almost $600,000 in the process, report says

First-year study shows more stable housing, decreased use of emergency services among recipients

Willie Larkins, center, a recipient of cash assistance from Denver Basic Income Project joins other supporters of the program for a rally outside the Denver City and County Building on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Willie Larkins, center, a recipient of cash assistance from Denver Basic Income Project joins other supporters of the program for a rally outside the Denver City and County Building on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The savings manifested in program participants staying in homeless shelters less frequently, requiring fewer ambulance rides, emergency room visits and hospital stays and spending fewer nights in jail.
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