Volunteers receiving government aid while unemployed face scrutiny, bias from public

(Indiana University) With the worldwide spike in unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may turn to volunteerism as a way to pass their newly found free time. But new research suggests that volunteers who also receive government aid are often judged negatively as " wasting time " that could be used to find paid employment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news