If the government tells people they can't work, they have a duty to cover their expenses while they don't work.
Yes, they should.
But what's stopping anyone from working, e.g. escorting, panhandling, begging (or offering to do odd jobs) door to door, being a criminal, etc? Are you not free?
Sure, there may be - consequences - for some of those things, but then you'll have you're rent & food bills, etc, paid by the gov while you sit around all day watching TV!
An all expenses holiday at the governments expense!
So, you see, the gov ends up "covering their expenses" in the end, anyway ;
And - you - make them do it ;
You're in charge.
You don't have to sit on your ass all day long, with your thumb up your bung-hole, doing nothing.
Get to work!