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Added incentives target poverty: As test program in NYC offers cash to some poor families to instill good habits, many will be watching.
Byline: Melanie Lefkowitz
Apr. 25--Should poor Long Islanders be paid to go to the dentist?
Should they get extra spending money if their children make it to school? And more cash if, once there, they get good grades? These are the kinds of benefits offered under a new program New York City will be test-running later this year -- one that has been highly successful in Latin America but never before tried in the United States. The payments, known as conditional cash transfers, aim to break the cycle of extreme poverty by providing incentives to instill good habits in areas such as health care and education. In New York City, the two-year program will begin in September with 5,000 families volunteering from selected high-need neighborhoods. Its initial $50-million cost is being funded with private money, including some from billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg himself. On Long Island, where poverty is less widespread but no less detrimental, county officials said that while there are no immediate plans…
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