mm wrote:

Pay him $38/hour and charge him a couple of hundred bucks a week for
a room, that way you aren't giving away your hospitality and he'll
have some money in his pocket to get him back on his feet and
looking for a job.

Good points. Of course 35 or 30 dollars should accomplish that too.

Sure, just so long as the recipient doesn't feel he's getting grudging
charity and/or being taken advantage of. Gas money etc. will also help him
find work a lot faster than just a room and a few meals. And who knows,
maybe one day the currently out of work relative will be in a position to
return the favor.