About HudsonUP

HudsonUP is a collaborative basic income pilot program in the City of Hudson.

128 participants currently receive $500 every month, for 5 years, unrestricted and guaranteed.

Initially launched in 2020, HudsonUP has been a unique opportunity to broaden GHPN’s partnership with the Spark of Hudson and to provide direct cash relief to city of Hudson residents.  The program was designed and implemented with the influence and oversight of the HudsonUP Advisory Board, which is comprised of local leaders, elected officials, researchers, etc., to evaluate the pilot and with the shared goal of benefitting the Hudson community and to demonstrate the power of basic income for all.

In this role, GHPN has been able to ensure that participants have community-based points of contact and trusted staff, offering support from onboarding through the final pilot payment.

Since launching in 2020 as the nation’s first long-term basic income pilot in a small city, HudsonUP staff have been active members of the Guaranteed Income Community of Practice and the New York State Cash Alliance.

For more information about HudsonUP and the pilot History, visit the HudsonUP website.