Maui United Way to offer monthly payments to working households
About 910 Maui County households will receive monthly payments for a year through a new pilot program intended to help residents who work but struggle to cover basic expenses. Maui United Way will begin accepting applications in mid-October for the county-funded Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program. Selected households of one to three people will receive $500 a month for 12 months. Households of four or more will receive $800 a month. “This pilot recognizes that financial security is about more than being employed; it is about giving working families greater opportunity to build…