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First study: <a href=\"http://www.mdrc.org/news/press-release/new-findings-show-new-york-city%E2%80%99s-conditional-cash-transfer-initiative-reduced\">http://www.mdrc.org/news/press-release/new-findings-show-new-york-city's-conditional-cash-transfer-initiative-reduced</a></p>\n<p>Second study (linked) \"These results were driven primarily by the <strong>conditional</strong> cash transfer value and a positive impact on the average self-rated health status. The program had a <strong>positive net present value for participating families</strong> \" ... \"the present value of benefits per family was less than the present value of program costs per family\".... \"...the benefits less the program costs per family was positive 10.9 percent of the time\".... [note: The studies suggest that if the cash payments where higher, and if the costs and ease of administering payments was low] \"the potential value of impacts on targeted outcomes is high.\"</p>\n<p>Some findings: <strong>Reduced Poverty</strong> and Hardship, Boosted Graduation for Some Better-Prepared High School Students, Reduced current poverty and material hardship, including <strong>hunger and some housing-related hardships</strong>, Helped parents <strong>increase savings</strong> and reduce reliance on families and friends for cash loans, substantially increased graduation rates and other outcomes for students who entered high school as proficient readers.\" leading some students \"to devote more attention to academic pursuits.\" Substantially <strong>increased</strong> families' receipt of preventive <strong>dental care</strong>. Increased the likelihood of self-reported full-time employment.</p>\n<strong>It is important to note that this is NOT UBI. 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