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In these places, eligible people get monthly payments. Nataliia Budianska / Shutterstock.com
Ready for some free money? If you live in the right place, that dream could be reality. Local governments are offering monthly payments — often with few strings attached and no work requirements — to specific groups of people who are at the economic margins. These programs can be controversial. Some see them as a form of economic justice, a way to ensure poorer Americans can make ends meet.