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Negative Income Tax Trial

No phase Interventional Poverty Education Advancement

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Negative Income Tax, Control.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Poverty, Education Advancement. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

In partnership with a local community college in in Omaha, Nebraska, the Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) at the University of Pennsylvania will conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine the impacts of a negative income tax for MCC students, with particular attention to educational and career advancement outcomes. The sample will include students in a degree-seeking program, as well as those in non-degree programs, such as those working towards professional certificates.

Interventions

  • Other Negative Income Tax
    Negative income tax calculated by the supplemental poverty measures less the household's prior tax year adjusted gross income, then divided by 12 to arrive at a monthly cash transfer
  • Other Control
    No negative income tax payment

Primary outcome measures

  • Educational Program Completion [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • Workforce participation [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
  • Housing status [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • Food security (Household Food Insecurity Access Scale) [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • Financial wellbeing (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial Wellbeing Scale) [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • Psychological distress (Kessler 6) [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • General health [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]
  • Health Behavior Inventory-20 [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older, and
  • Currently in 2nd semester of MCC Associate's program OR completed at least one Level-1 credential OR within one month of completing a Level 2 credential, and
  • Filed for EITC prior tax year OR are the legal guardian of a child under age 5, and
  • Have a total adjusted gross income (AGI) $6,000 below the SPM for the reported family size, and
  • Compliant with community college's enrollment, participation, and documentation requirements

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Metropolitan Community College (MCC) — Omaha

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07463131 · 26-6149

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗