Young Adult Louisville Income for Transformation (YALift!) was launched in April 2022 by Mayor Greg Fischer.
150
participants
$500
monthly payment
1 Year
duration
$900,000
invested in community
| Program Features | |
|---|---|
| Number of Participants | 150 individuals |
| Amount | $500 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Program Dates | April 2022-March 2023 |
| Eligibility | 18-24 years old and residing in the following neighborhoods: California, Russell, and Smoketown. |
YALift! provides young adults with a one-year, no strings attached foundation of financial stability. The pilot is collaboratively administered by Louisville Metro Government, Metro United Way, Russell: A Place of Promise, and Mayors for Guaranteed Income (MGI), and is focused on young adults in three neighborhoods of concentrated poverty: Smoketown, Russell, and California.
Pilot concluded in 2023.
$44,797
$38,000
21.2%
20%
37.3%
31%
31.2%
40%
8.5%
8%
STOCKTON
STATE MEDIAN
YALift!
$8,544
Louisville, KY
$54,929
Annual Household Income (Mean)
$22,489
Sample Size
150
Avg. Age of Respondent
21
Avg. Children in Household
2
Avg. Household Size
3
Male
31%
Female
68%
Other
1%
Married
9%
Single
89%
Partnered/In-Relationship
2%
Yes
49%
No
51%
White
4%
African American
91%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0%
Asian
0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
Latino
0%
Other/Mixed
5%
Hispanic
2%
Non-Hispanic
98%
English
99%
Spanish
0%
Other
1%
The guaranteed income pilot launched during a period of dynamic change and economic challenges for pilot participants. The chart below situates this pilot in the context of unemployment and inflation.
The data in this pie chart shows aggregate spending for guaranteed income participants in Louisville, KY. This includes all non-cash expenditures from the participants' bank accounts, not just those that are from the guaranteed income they received.
Spending breakdown
Retail sales and services accounted for the largest share of spending, at 39.42%, followed by Food and groceries (30.94%) and Transport related expenses (9.77%).
