I'd be interested to hear what could be achieved for similar money to basic income.
Today we have welfare, basically: "cut 'em a cheque".
Basic income is "cut 'em a big cheque"
I'm thinking about life coaching, deep investigation of peoples' situations to improve them, to help them out. But only front line workers could opine on that with any degree of insight.
Remember, basic income is a universal program, not just for those currently living in poverty. So think about how you would want to use it for yourself too. Are such programs useful to you? A good way for you to spend your basic income money?
I think most people would want to use it for long term financial planning, to get ahead.
The patriarchal model of custodial care would, as you are suggesting, control the money, 'put them in a program'. It prioritizes external control, and that's associated with increasing dependency and learned helplessness.
Basic income affords people the autonomy to determine and access programs and services that fulfill their personal needs, abilities, and ambitions, choose their own paths forward, and facilitate independent long term financial planning.
Isn't that what we'd all want to do with our basic income?
We're all human. Autonomy motivates and energizes us. Control and [edit] imposed 'solutions' drain us of both.
Proven facts.