Yet a study that involved giving homeless people money without strings attached showed that most spent it on things to improve their future, like buying a used car, paying off debt, pursuing education, starting a business and getting a home. There were no adverse outcomes for any of the participants.
But still our society will judge the homeless and make out they’re all feckless addicts who can’t be trusted with help.
The people who say that think that since they’re homeless it’s their fault and they will never change, which is both wrong and dehumanizing. It’s even more absurd when you consider that in the USA, the most anti-homeless country ever, around 70% of people are living paycheck to paycheck, so they are one tragedy away from becoming homeless too.