Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) Program

NCT06505811 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 23-001551
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The City of Pomona is launching the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) program in the Summer of 2024. Pomona HUG is a pilot project that will provide 250 parents/caregivers with children under 5 years old $500 a month for 18 months. Pomona's guaranteed income (GI) initiative provides relief for the most economically vulnerable households. The study will investigate the impacts of GI on financial security, material hardship, health and well-being, food security, social support, parenting, and childhood development. The intervention group will be compared to a control group of 350 parents/caregivers receiving only a nominal ($20) amount per month during the 18 month period.

Conditions

Early Child Well-being; Parental Stress; Family Economic Security; Parental/Caregiver Health; Mental Health

Keywords

early child development; guaranteed Income; unconditional cash transfer; parent-child relationship; poverty; financial security

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Financial Security

  Investigators use the Financial Well-being Scale developed and tested by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Raw totals are derived from the participant responses which is then converted to a financial well-being score. Scores for the self-administered abbreviated version of the scale range from 19-90. Higher scores represent a higher level of reported financial well-being.

  Measured at baseline, 1-year after the start of the intervention, and at follow-up (6 months post-intervention period)

• Early Childhood Well-being

  Investigators use the developmental milestones subdomain from the Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC) to measure early childhood well-being. The SWYC milestones subdomain assesses the cognitive, language, and motor development of children. Respondents are asked a set of 10 questions based on their child's age. Responses are scored and total scores range from 0 - 20. A cut off is provided for each age group and when the score is above this cutoff, it indicates that a child appears to be meeting age expectations for development.

  Measured at baseline, 1-year after the start of the intervention, and at follow-up (6 months post-intervention period)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Parent-child interactions

  Measured at baseline, 1-year after the start of the intervention, and at follow-up (6 months post-intervention period)

• Food security

  Measured at baseline, 1-year after the start of the intervention, and at follow-up (6 months post-intervention period)

• Parent/caregiver stress

  Measured at baseline, 1-year after the start of the intervention, and at follow-up (6 months post-intervention period)

Study Arms (2)

Treated Group ($500 GI for 18 months)

EXPERIMENTAL

Treated Group will receive $500 per month for 18 months (anticipated n=250)

Behavioral: Guaranteed Income ($500/monthly)

Comparison Group ($20 GI for 18 months)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Comparison Group will receive $20 per month for 18 months (anticipated n=350)

Behavioral: Active Comparison ($20/monthly)

Interventions

Guaranteed Income ($500/monthly) BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive $500 monthly for up to 18 months.

Treated Group ($500 GI for 18 months)

Active Comparison ($20/monthly) BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive $20 monthly for up to 18 months.

Comparison Group ($20 GI for 18 months)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must live in the City of Pomona;
• Must be 18 years old upon application submission;
• Must be the parent or legal guardian of a child aged prenatal to under 4 years old at the time of application;
• Must meet at least one of the following qualifiers (#1-4):
• Experienced negative impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic including:
• The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced unemployment during the pandemic.
• The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced increased food or housing insecurity during or as a result of the pandemic.
• Home address is located within a qualified census tract (QCT).
• Participant currently receiving any of the below benefits:
• Federal Pell Grants
• Free-and Reduced-Priced Lunch (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast (SBP) programs
• Head Start and/or Early Head Start
• Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Section 8 Vouchers : Public Housing \& Housing Choice Vouchers
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Social Security

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead
• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: collaborator
• City of Pomona: collaborator
• FORWARD Platform: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Krysik J, Lecroy CW. Development and initial validation of an outcome measure for home visitation: The healthy families parenting inventory. Infant Ment Health J. 2012 Sep;33(5):496-505. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21343. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

  PMID: 28520271 BACKGROUND

• Berry, J. O., & Jones, W. H. (1995). The parental stress scale: Initial psychometric evidence. Journal of social and personal relationships, 12(3), 463-472.

  BACKGROUND

• Perrin, E. C., Sheldrick, R. C., Visco, Z., & Mattern, K. (2016). The survey of well-being of young children (SWYC) user's manual. Boston, MA: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.

  BACKGROUND

• Call CC, Boness CL, Cargas S, Coakley KE. Measuring food security in university students: A comparison of the USDA 10-item and six-item food security survey modules. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2024;19(6):1325-1342. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2024.2310485. Epub 2024 Jan 30.

  PMID: 39735215 BACKGROUND

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Measuring financial well-being: A guide to using the CFPB Financial Well-Being Scale. 2015.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Judith L Perrigo, PhD

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Daniel Eisenberg, PhD

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessors completing the in-home observations will not be apprised of treatment assignment.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: All eligible applicants will be entered into a lottery which will randomly select a total of 600 participants for the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) program. Selected applicants will be assigned to one of the following groups (July 2024): Treatment Group - 250 applicants will receive 18 monthly payments in the amount of $500 each Control Group - 350 applicants will receive $20 stipend payments for a total of 18 months

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2024
• First Posted: July 17, 2024
• Study Start: June 17, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: August 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: Proposals may be submitted for PI review 6 months following publication of the study's primary results (which is estimated to be 1-2 years following project completion). The PI will review such requests for up to 5 years after such publication.
• Access Criteria: Proposals should be directed to Dr. Judith Perrigo at jperrigo@luskin.ucla.edu.

Locations

US (1)