workfare

[ wuhrk-fair ]

noun

1. a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training.

workfare

/ ˈwɜːkˌfɛə /

noun

1. a scheme under which the government of a country requires unemployed people to do community work or undergo job training in return for social-security payments

Word History and Origins

Origin of workfare¹

First recorded in 1965–70; work + (wel)fare

Word History and Origins

Origin of workfare¹

C20: from work + ( wel ) fare

Example Sentences

The Third New Deal in 1938 produced a massive return to workfare programs, which resumed economic progress.

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