So, say that we institute UBI, and people no longer have to work. That increases the cost of labor - you can't attract a cashier for $9.30 an hour, so you have to pay $15 an hour or whatever.
This has to be passed right back to the consumer, so prices go up. Rent goes up as well - maintaining property takes labor as well. Now, the UBI is no longer sufficient to sustain a decent life, and the poor are right back to where they started.