They lost their jobs but not their income. unemployment benefits and stimulus allowed all my service industry friends to come out ahead. I don’t understand why

They lost their jobs but not their income. unemployment benefits and stimulus allowed all my service industry friends to come out ahead. I don’t understand why the strategy was to give people cash to cover their rent and also allow them to not pay it. That is obviously going to lead to a scenario where benefits get spent while rents go unpaid.