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Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program By City of Phoenix
Impact Regions
United StatesArizonaPhoenix
A lottery-based guaranteed income pilot funded with $12 million in federal ARPA money, providing about 1,000 low-income Phoenix families with $1,000/month for all of 2022, restricted to basic necessities like housing, childcare, and food.
Tags
Family
Headquarters
- City
- Phoenix
- State / Province
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
Contact
Status & Funding
- Application status
- Closed
- Number of recipients
- 1,000
- Funding type
- Government
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 1,000 USD
- Total Amount Per Year
- 1,000 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 12 months
Eligibility
Family
- Parental status
- Parent, Single Parent
- Number of dependents (minimum)
- 1
Financial
- Income as % of Area Median Income
- 63,000 %
- Currently receiving government benefits
- Required
Geography
- US states covered
- Arizona
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Phoenix
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Application Process
- How to apply
There will be no application for the pilot program. Families with children who have applied for Emergency Rental Assistance, reside in city-owned public housing, or have a Section 8 voucher will be randomly selected via lottery system and will be asked to participate.
Profile last updated July 19, 2026USD figures are approximate, converted at recent rates — fiat via exchangerate-api.com, crypto via CoinGecko.
