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social fund

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The broad terms of the agreement for the United Nations-managed social fund were announced by the head of a group of Norwegian diplomats guiding the negotiations.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022

Von der Leyen pointed to plans for a social fund, which is expected to help compensate low-income families negatively affected by the changes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021

If they go ahead with it next week, European Commission policy-drafters promise to add social protections, including by channeling some revenues from the new ETS into a social fund to support the needy.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2021

The vast majority is being squeezed from social care budgets, the social fund and public transport.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2013

I need scarcely point out to you, Julian, the bearing of the principle of the social fund on economic equality when the industrial system was nationalized.

From Equality by Bellamy, Edward

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