It's supposed to be a part of basic income to pay enough for someone to be able to afford rent and to and choose where to live that's within their budget. If it

It's supposed to be a part of basic income to pay enough for someone to be able to afford rent and to and choose where to live that's within their budget. If it was a separate thing, perhaps people could be given a choice among places with a low cost of living, and then the amount needed for basic income would be lower. http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm Edit: Manna was more relevant than I thought: > The government had finally figured out that giving choices to people on welfare was not such a great idea, and it was also expensive. Instead of giving people a welfare check, they started putting welfare recipients directly into government housing and serving them meals in a cafeteria. If the government could drive the cost of that housing and food down, it minimized the amount of money they had to spend per welfare recipient. http://marshallbrain.com/manna4.htm http://marshallbrain.com/manna4.htm