Normally it's rather stupid to just give people money as money is not the root cause of the problem but the consequence of other root causes, like: addiction, bad government, laziness, stupidity, etc. And even if it's given to a fairly normal person, most people cannot handle money. It is quite wellknown that >80% of lottery winners loose all of it within a relatively short period of time. Giving people money is extremely inefficient.
I think you are mostly thinking of poverty within the United States. In other parts of the world there are many places where there are literally no jobs.
No I wasn't referring to the USA or any other developed nation. As a former development worker I can assure you that simply giving money does not change much for the better. I understand the sadness of the situation, but that doesn't change the fact that giving money is pretty usseless. Better to start a business.
It matters to the ones getting it that may be forced into crime in order to feed their families, or risk starving to death.