This. If you’re poor and get money, there are all kinds of people interested in getting a slice, and if you’re a good person, you’ll probably have family members who genuinely could use it for necessities. Govt/creditors can also apply systemic pressure like ”oh you no longer qualify as poor this week, so we’ll take back your benefits”. Well thanks, now I’m poor again.

Employers especially don’t like when people break out of poverty, because as soon as they have a buffer they can make choices and bargain. So there’s a lot of deep pocket incentive to keep people in their place.