You have to be very careful with ubi (which I'm a huge fan of btw.), it could cause hyperinflation, probably would at $5k a month, because we have a pretty severe housing shortage there's going to be a whole bunch of people with an extra $5k that they could spend on housing so average rent may rise significantly.
Instead of jumping to straight UBI we need to build an abundance of housing that is of good quality, affordable to build, is operated by the state and is available to everyone regardless of income on a cost plus model. Also given that rent is most people's single biggest expense we could take the pressure off the poor. This plan however is politically untenable as affordable housing is something that anyone who owes money on their home does not want
Instead of jumping to straight UBI we need to build an abundance of housing that is of good quality, affordable to build, is operated by the state and is available to everyone regardless of income on a cost plus model. Also given that rent is most people's single biggest expense we could take the pressure off the poor. This plan however is politically untenable as affordable housing is something that anyone who owes money on their home does not want