Why ask those people how they ended up this way, and help strategically based on each person's individual needs, while allowing them to feel useful by contribut

Why ask those people how they ended up this way, and help strategically based on each person's individual needs, while allowing them to feel useful by contributing back to society, when we can just throw money at them. It's easier to throw money at them. I'm sure this will work great, and not become another outlet for corruption.