LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday allocated $2 million for a new guaranteed income pilot program intended to serve survivors of domestic violence and foster youth.

In a unanimous vote, council members requested that the city controller transfer $1 million each from two accounts associated with Council Districts 9 and 13 for the program, known as Supporting Transitional-Aged Youth and Survivors in Achieving Financial Empowerment, or STAY SAFE.

Council members Curren Price and Hugo Soto-Martinez, who represent Council Districts 9 and 13, respectively, led the effort.

The program is expected to provide $1,000 per month for two years to survivors of intimate partner violence and transitional aged-youth, who are current or former foster youth between the ages of 16 and 24.

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