• Cash transfers, universal basic income, and guaranteed income have re-emerged as potential solutions to income volatility. • Methods used in Stockton's guaranteed income experiment, are testing how GI can exist alongside existing safety net benefits. • A multi-tiered approach to mitigating potential means tested benefits loss is both effective and ethically sound.
Mitigating loss of health insurance and means tested benefits in an unconditional cash transfer experiment: Implementation lessons from Stockton's guaranteed income pilot