Few analysts question that welfare payments act as a work disincentive, particularly for young people without work experience; they just argue about its size.

He also said the program's requirements may be a "work disincentive."

Gingrich has argued that the current welfare and unemployment insurance system continues to create work disincentives that trap people in poverty.

"It's a Catch-22, a work disincentive," he added.

Some, for instance, argue that a large credit can create its own work disincentives, since it could cause workers who receive the credit to cut back on their hours.

Publications consider economic rights, federal policy changes to combat work disincentives, asset-accumulation, and strategies for gaining employment and self-sufficiency.

However, some argue that this creates a work disincentive for middle-class families.

"It serves as a work disincentive, and effectively prohibits families from gaining employment income because that would cut them from welfare."

There is a heated debate among welfare analysts about whether work disincentives are a main reason behind the escalating welfare rolls or whether other factors, like cultural attitudes, are more important.

The core basis for opposing minimum income is its effect on work disincentives as per this example: