If the basic tenants and studies that have called basic income into the forefront are to be believed (and the actual spectre of central state control that people are afraid of in some circumstances is real, and it is), the best way to benefit people in need is to give them cash. Most of the time, people spend it on things they need. If they don&#x27;t, they are either suffering from a mental or addiction issue and need treatment, or they made mistakes and its their own damn fault, and nobody needs to pity them.