We have the same problem here. People always saying that people on disability and other social assistance benefits are 'freeloaders' or 'junkies'. I'd love to see those people try to live on 600 to 900 a month and find out just how easy it is to freeload off of that. Here, on disability, you can make up to 800 extra a month without being penalized but of course that's assuming you can actually work. Not everyone can. I go back on forth on the idea of getting a job. A big part of me wants to work but I'm afraid I can't handle it. It took me over a year to decide to finally leave my job (salary, full benefits, transportation and RRSP matching) after my mental illness kicked in again. I think it's just easier for people to point fingers at others than to look at their own role in the problem (myself included).