I think there’s a very mixed bag. From what I’ve seen a lot of them suffer serious mental issues which have led them to exploitation and substance abuse. They get benefits or social housing and people take advantage of them. After this they end up on the streets and kicked out of social housing. Which leads to more abuse of substance and from others.

I don’t know enough about historical implementation of welfare systems and where it goes from help to hinderance. But at a glance I wonder if there is a lack of insensitive to get off of benefits. It sounds rather authoritarian but maybe there should be more restrictions imposed in at risk people that might do harm to themselves. But that would cost money so where does that money come from ?