entitlement program
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishentitlement programenˈtitlement ˌprogram (also entitlement) noun [countable] a US government programme or system that gives money or help to people who need itExamples from the Corpusentitlement program• The President refuses to make cuts in Social Security, the biggest entitlement program for the elderly.• It will create a new state-funded entitlement program.