As promised, DAP Health is providing monthly updates regarding its administration of the Palm Springs Universal Basic Income Pilot Program.

 

On Monday, September 16, 2024, direct deposit payments of $800 were sent by DAP Health to all 14 participants in the Universal Basic Income pilot program it now oversees on behalf of the city of Palm Springs. There was a systems error that impacted one participant, requiring them to pick up their check in person. 

 

To recap the meeting between DAP Health and all participants, which was held on Monday, August 26: 

 

• The request to change direct deposit day from the fifteenth of every month to the first of every month has been received and accepted, and will take effect in October until the end of the program. 

 

• A quarterly survey was sent out to all participants the week of Labor Day (September 2) and the deadline for them to be submitted is October 31, 2024. 

 

• DAP Health case management services were offered to all participants, with a request that those in need email Chief Transformation Officer C.J. Tobe, who is overseeing the program, and who will connect participants to their assigned case manager. 

 

• Currently, there is no additional funding available to extend the UBI program past the 18 months/payments. Should this change, participants will be so advised. 

 

• DAP Health is still in the process of gathering information to discern when each participant received their first monthly direct deposit to determine the date of the 18th and final direct deposit. Tobe suggested participants email him their first month of payment, and once he is able to cross-reference, he will schedule a time with individual participants. 

 

• The next monthly check-in with participants will be on Sunday, September 29, at 4:30 p.m. at DAP Health’s library on the Sunrise campus, and via Zoom.