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social welfare



NOUN
welfare work
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"He did good things for me, for my family," he said, referring to Lula's social welfare programs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

CPS workers—who are often referred to in low-income communities as “the family police”—are tasked with addressing social welfare needs after they’ve already lost the trust of families by intimidating and judging them during investigations.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Replacing a hard metric like growth with softer goals such as improving business confidence or social welfare is easier said than done,” said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

Helmuth graduates, and May finds him working at the Bieberhaus, the social welfare department at the City Hall.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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