I saw that piece. One thing about the study was how they selected the population.
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All 115 participants, ranging in age between 19 and 64, had been homeless for at least six months and were not struggling with serious substance use or mental health issues.
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I wonder what percentage of homeless people that includes - my guess would be pretty low.
I do agree that giving people money when they have none and that is their primary problem is almost certainly a value add. Those people can get back into the system and it probably reduces health care costs etc.
I'd be more cautious about giving large cash payments to people with substance abuse issues - it seems like there are some obvious potential issues there. And I'm not sure how you would differentiate that if you scaled this up vs just a study.