Ideally we should provide them with jobs. Government should deregulate the economy, establish a stable currency and protect property rights in order to encourage entrepreneurs and investors. If someone cannot work or is temporary in a fix he should be helped by civil society. If it is too much he should be helped by the most local level of government as possible as they are better able to provide him with a solution that is appropriate for him.
As for what we should give him, unless he demonstrates that he does not know how to handle money he should be given money and allowed to make his own decisions.