“…Second, a relational dimension that stresses the importance of a social security system that treats its users with respect in everyday interactions. Benefit recipients' feelings about intrusive questioning about their medical history and personal lives, monitoring of job seeking and treatment with suspicion, and the physical environment of the Jobcentre, such as the presence of security guards, are highlighted above and reflected in other researchers' findings (Edmiston, ; Harris, ; McKeever, ; Wright & Stewart, ). Third, an intrinsic dimension (see Dore, ) that sees individuals' sense of self‐worth detrimentally affected by reliance on familial or charitable assistance (Dwyer, Jones, McNeill, Scullion, & Stewart, ; Simpson, Fitzpatrick, & McKeever, Accepted/In press; Garthwaite, ), media, political, or even relatives' and friends' portrayals of benefit receipt (Jensen & Tyler, ; Patrick, ; Wiggan, ) and being pushed into employment deemed unsuitable (Finn & Goodship, ).…”