Lottery for $500 monthly checks part of proposal for Buffalo’s stimulus spending

Lottery for $500 monthly checks part of proposal for Buffalo’s stimulus spending

Deidre Williams
Publication Year: 2021

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“That’s a joke: $500 for 1,600 families that are probably making about $15,000 or $16,000 dollars a year?” Taylor said.

Some 68% of African-American residents in the city are renters, along with about 78% of the Latino population and 62% of the Asian-American community, he said, citing census figures.

“These families are faced with two issues: They’re paying 40, 50, 60% of their income on housing, and … many of these families, especially those who don’t own a car, have almost no money left over to do anything with,” Taylor said.