I think conceptually its a great idea. I know quite a few families that survived off it and would have fallen into holes they could never recover from without it, and are now fine.

Problem is, as always, it needs to be nigger-proofed. You can't rely on high-trust, dignity or pride to protect it from abuse. You need extremely specific limitations and rules, almost to a point of comedy, or else it just becomes a generational abuse of our tax dollars.

Personally, I think the barest minimum that should have been there from the start are "coupons for specific foods, not cash to spend on anything" and lifetime limits, where if you go over you are clearly not deserving of the help any further.