> Plus sometimes sudden unexpected costs happen, and you cannot wait another week to slowly save up for it, you need that money now.
If unexpected costs happen currently, you either have the money or you don't and have to wait - the situations are the same.
(Upfront payment - Have the money? Great. If not, wait until next payment. Daily payments - Have the money? Great. If not, wait)
> I'd rather not humiliate these people any further and make it even harder for them to lead a dignified life
(FWIW, I live on benefits due to medical issues) How is this undignified? If anything, it's one less thing to worry about (I've occasionally forgot about payments and ended up having ~zero money left just after a payment. A rolling income would at least mean I get money for essentials pretty much immediately)
I feel like it's undignified because it sounds to me like saying "You can have money, but since you are poor and don't know how to handle it, we give it to you in small daily portions so you don't waste it all at once.". Like parents do with their young kids.
If it's basic income, then you should be free to choose how and when to use it.
For your example about forgotten payments, the result would be that you did not pay, so potentially you may lose your insurance, or you receive a fine or something worse. That's a decision you should be able to make yourself.
If you don't have control over your own money, that's not very dignified.
If unexpected costs happen currently, you either have the money or you don't and have to wait - the situations are the same.
(Upfront payment - Have the money? Great. If not, wait until next payment. Daily payments - Have the money? Great. If not, wait)
> I'd rather not humiliate these people any further and make it even harder for them to lead a dignified life
(FWIW, I live on benefits due to medical issues) How is this undignified? If anything, it's one less thing to worry about (I've occasionally forgot about payments and ended up having ~zero money left just after a payment. A rolling income would at least mean I get money for essentials pretty much immediately)