Cue the usual curmudgeons.  

Interestingly, a study - in Canada of all places - showed that such payments (they were called "Mincome") are NOT a disincentive for people to find work on their own.  Wikipedia: "In studies of the Mincome experiment in rural Dauphin, Manitoba, in the 1970s, the only two groups who worked significantly less were new mothers and teenagers working to support their families. New mothers spent this time with their infant children, and working teenagers put significant additional time into their schooling.  Under Mincome, "the reduction of work effort was modest: about one per cent for men, three per cent for wives, and five per cent for unmarried women."