Yeah, maybe.
When I practiced law, I volunteered for a program to help single people who were going to be removed from the welfare rolls. I was supposed to help them stay on assistance or find some other program. I'll never forget my 'client' who, even tho he was about to lose his income, constantly missed meetings and, when I called to see how I could help, cursed me out. We never got together. Most participants in the program had similar behavior.
Many of these folks are drug addicts and alcoholics and my pity for them is just about nil. I too believed they were one step from homelessness or that evil Reagan was responsible for what was happening to them. However, I learned better and experiences like this were the begining of my road to conservatism.
Work, be responsible, or lie down in the street and die but don't look to me to provide them with a living. The only one I know of that is stupid enough to do that is Jimmy Carter.
Your experience is one of the reasons private charitable organizations are more efficient and effective than government. You can see the individual's behavior and make judgments as to whether he/she truly wants to be helped or not. Government 'assistance' is much more 'robotic'.