“The pilot project followed 122 people for three years who received an unconditional sum of €1,200 every month. The control group included a further 1,580 people who did not receive any money.”
German recipients of €1,200 a month for three years did not quit or cut their hours. They changed jobs more, saved more, gave more, and reported better mental health. Private donors paid for all of it. The claim that free money makes people stop working failed again.