Roughly 22% of total respondents had engaged in gig work, and about half of those said gig work was essential or important to meeting their basic needs. We found that relatively few gig workers – only 6% – reduced hours or left another job to pursue other gig work. Gig work counts toward the requirement, but gig workers who work for multiple platforms may have trouble proving eligibility. In our survey, 61% of gig workers supported this idea, as did more than half of other kinds of workers. In New York state, the Black Car Fund, initially established for taxi and limo drivers, has covered gig drivers since 2014.