[Turns out: No, because they’re already working][link].
>Calls to increase work requirements among those receiving government assistance should recognize that most poor adults are already working, looking for work, or are disabled or ill. Increasing work among the poor may require addressing barriers to work including work-limiting disability or illness.
[link]: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/do-work-requirements-help-lift-people-out-of-poverty “Do work requirements help lift people out of poverty?”