As somebody involved in communities with a large amount of people who can&#x27;t work for one reason or another... being on significant welfare for being literally unable to work, or only being able to work a part-time job, is incredibly stressful.<p>The issue is, conservative Government parties point to people taking welfare without meeting the requirements for it as a significant issue that costs countries large amounts of money. To solve this problem, Governments set up welfare departments to be all but adversarial, with near-constant - and, worse, unpredictable - changes in requirements forcing a lot of mental effort to be taken just to keep proving and re-proving that you can&#x27;t work, and welfare agencies taking the default stance that any individual taking welfare is likely to be fraudulent.<p>The result is that keeping up with the welfare system is often as stressful as a full-time job in itself, if not moreso as you&#x27;re very aware that society and your Government both think of you as someone who they&#x27;d really prefer just died.<p>Of course, as those most affected by the discrimination against those on welfare are generally the people with the smallest voices - unemployed or low-wage workers, those with disability, and often further minorities - it&#x27;s not going to change in a long time.