Definitions

social welfare

NOUN

public assistance

Synonyms

WEAK

aid to dependent children aid to the blind food stamps government aid meal ticket old-age assistance public welfare relief relief payments welfare welfare aid welfare payments

NOUN

social services

Synonyms

WEAK

casework community service free school lunch good works government-provided services relief support services welfare welfare work

NOUN

welfare work

Synonyms

WEAK

casework social work

Example Sentences

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Social-welfare measures and 15 years of prosperity have reduced the number of forlorn old folk dying in institutions.

From Time Magazine Archive