It would replace many programs. It would replace those programs meant to meet basic needs, but it wouldn't replace those programs meant to meet special needs, like the variable costs of medication, which some households don't experience at all and some experience in very large amounts, and like the additional costs related to having a disability.
We take the term “basic income” seriously. It's meant to meet basic needs and can be partially funded by eliminating other programs meant to meet basic needs.
