social welfarenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈwel.feər//ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈwel.fer/services provided by the government or private organizations to help poor, ill, or old people
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- be on relief idiom
- benefit
- child benefit
- claim
- claimant
- EBT
- family allowance
- family credit
- giro
- housing benefit
- income support
- relief
- sickness benefit
- sign
- sign off
- social security
- unemployment benefit
- welfare
- welfare state
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