Public or private assistance is humiliating never mind what, because it is not money you earned. Period. Having said that, a properly staffed office with people who care about the work they do makes all the difference. I have met both kinds. For reasons that have nothing to do with the private-public guff, I don't really want to to speak here about what I noticed and where the regularities were; I shall be more explicit if you or superversive contact me personally. However, I can say that I did not find the principle in itself wrong.